** Shares of Shilpa Medicare Ltd SHME.NS rise as much as
5.4% to 533.15 rupees, their highest since Feb 3, 2022
** The pharmaceutical co launches qualified institutions
placement (QIP) issue late on Monday at the floor price of
477.33 rupees apiece
** Co earlier in Feb had said it will issue securities worth
up to 5 bln rupees via QIP, which is 11.4% of outstanding market
capital - LSEG
** Stock on track to gain for a third straight day, if
current trend holds
** More than 988,000 shares traded, nearly double their
30-day moving avg of 552,417 shares
** SHME stock has gained 61%, YTD
(Reporting by Meenakshi Maidas in Bengaluru)
((meenakshi.maidas@thomsonreuters.com;))