** Shares of Sanofi India Ltd SANO.NS rise as much as 3% to 5790 rupees
** Parent Sanofi SA SASY.PA has started a process to turn its India
consumer healthcare business into a listed entity via a demerger according to a
media report on Friday
** Sanofi India did not immediately respond to a Reuters' request for
comment
** Stock trading above its 50- and 100-day simple moving average
** Seven of 8 analysts covering the stock have a "buy" or "strong buy"
rating, while one has "hold"; median PT is 6635 rupees - Refinitiv data
** Stock down ~4.1% YTD, as of last close
(Reporting by Yagnoseni Das in Bengaluru)
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