** Shares of Tilaknagar Industries TILK.NS rise as much as 5.5% to 515 rupees, last up 3.4%
** Indian liquor manufacturer enters premium whisky category with launch of 'Seven Islands Pure Malt Whisky'
** Shares were up about 3.3% on reports of its entry into premium whisky segment before the official announcement via exchanges at 12:13 PM IST
** Stock has been above its 100-day, 200-day simple moving avgs since May, indicating bullish sentiment
** More than 2.8 mln shares traded, 1.8x their 30-day moving avg
** YTD, TILK up ~19%
(Reporting by Anuran Sadhu in Bengaluru)
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