** Shares of South Indian Bank SIBK.NS up as much as 3% at
27.45 rupees
** Lender approves fund raise of upto 17.50 bln rupees
($210.10 mln) through the issuance of shares on a rights basis
** SIBK trading above its 200-day moving avgs since Sept. 5,
2022 and 100-day avg since May 31
** Average rating of four analysts covering stock is "buy";
median PT is 27 rupees - LSEG
** Including Thursday's move, stock up 42.3% YTD
($1 = 83.2940 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Navamya Ganesh Acharya in Bengaluru)
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