** Shares of Patanjali Foods PAFO.NS close 5% higher,
snapping a five-day losing run
** Two GQG Partners funds hike their collective stake to
11.48% as of end-March from 3.3% as of end-Dec, per BSE data
** Stock was the top gainer in Nifty mid-cap 100 index
.NIFMDCP100 , which closed 0.09% lower
** Over 2 mln shares traded in stocks' most active day in
three months
** Stock lost 3.4% in five previous sessions amid court case
** PAFO has slid 10.6% YTD vs mid-cap index's 6.6% rise
(Reporting by Bharath Rajeswaran in Bengaluru)
((bharath.rajeswaran@thomsonreuters.com ; +91 9769003463;))