** Shares of Puravankara PURA.NS rise as much as 13% to
249.4 rupees, highest since May 23, 2008
** Real-estate developer's Q3 consol net profit rises more
than three-fold to 777.9 mln rupees ($9.4 mln), rev from ops up
46% Y/Y
** Co posts profit after two consecutive quarters of loss
** PURA trading above its 100-day and 200-day simple moving
averages since June
** Stock gained over 103% in 2023 vs an 81% rise in the
Nifty Realty Index .NIFTYREAL
($1 = 83.1450 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Ashna Teresa Britto in Bengaluru)
((AshnaTeresa.Britto@thomsonreuters.com ; ( +91 8078332441))