** Shares of Prestige Estates Projects PREG.NS up 2.4% to
a record high of 1,891.75 rupees
** The real estate co is expecting a valuation of 170 bln
rupees ($2.04 bln) to 200 bln rupees for the IPO of its hotel
business, CNBC-TV18 reported, citing sources
** PREG is seeking to raise close to 20 bln rupees to 30 bln
rupees through its IPO of the hotel business, the report added
** The company did not confirm or deny the report on a
Reuters' request for comment
** Stock is among top percentage gainers on the Nifty realty
index .NIFTYREAL , which is up 2%
** Analysts' avg rating on stock is "Buy", in line with
rating on peer Brigade Enterprises BRIG.NS , while DLF is rated
"Hold", per LSEG data
** Including session's gains, stock is up 60% YTD vs ~43%
rise in NIFTYREAL
($1 = 83.5341 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Manvi Pant in Bengaluru)
((Manvi.Pant@thomsonreuters.com; +918447554364;))