** Shares of Sapphire Foods India SAPI.NS rise as much as
7.2% to 1,671 rupees, highest since March 22
** SAPI, a franchise of Yum Brands YUM.N , on Wednesday
approved sub-division of shares in the ratio 1:5
** Stock on track for a third consecutive session of gain,
if trend holds
** Stock is witnessing its most active trading session since
March 20 with more than 791,000 shares changing hands, 7x of
30-day avg
** Avg rating of 18 analysts close to equivalent of "buy";
median PT is 1,658 rupees - LSEG data
** Stock up 12.5% YTD
(Reporting by Ashish Chandra in Bengaluru)
((ashish.chandra@thomsonreuters.com (+91 7982114624))