** Shares of Repco Home Finance RHFL.NS up as much as 7.4% to
456 rupees
** Stock has since pared some gains, now up 5.3%
** The lender reported a 23% rise in its consolidated net
profit to 994.4 mln rupees (about $12 million) for the Dec-qtr
** Total revenue from operations rose 18.4%
** Stock has been trading above its 200-day moving avg since
May
** More than 426,000 shares change hands by 1:28 p.m. IST,
1.3x its 30-day avg
** Mean rating of eight analysts covering the stock is
"buy"; median PT is 450 rupees - LSEG data
($1 = 82.9840 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Navamya Ganesh Acharya in Bengaluru)
((Navamya.GaneshAcharya@thomsonreuters.com; +91 8805175330 ;))