** Shares of India's food and grocery delivery platform Swiggy SWIG.NS rise 2.8% to 396 rupees
** Swiggy has initiated the process of divesting its stake of around 12% in startup Rapido, local news website Moneycontrol reports citing sources
** Swiggy plans to fully exit its investment in the ride-hailing platform firm, targeting 25 bln rupees ($285.2 mln) from the sale
** Swiggy and Rapido did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comments
** Stock down ~29% YTD
($1 = 87.6740 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Yagnoseni Das in Bengaluru)
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