** Shares of Thomas Cook (India) THOM.NS up as much as
3.72% to 61.4 rupees
** Travel service provider hits sharpest intraday pct gain
since Mar. 1, on track for second consecutive session of gains
if trends holds
** Co says its unit, Sterling Holidays, will launch a resort
in tourist destination called Chail in Himachal Pradesh state
** THOM is trading below its 50-, 100-, and 200-day simple
moving averages, indicating bearish sentiment
** More than 132,282 shares change hands, as of 12:49 a.m.
IST, 0.4x 30-day average of 307,657 shares
** Stock down 16.85% YTD as of last close, after posting two
consecutive years of gains
(Reporting by Manvi Pant in Bengaluru)
((Manvi.Pant@thomsonreuters.com;))