** Tata Steel Ltd's shares TISC.NS down as much as 3.36%
at 96.5 rupees, their lowest in two months
** Stock heads for second session of losses; is the biggest
loser in Nifty metal index .NIFTYMET , which is down 1.2%
** Co last Friday said board approved amalgamation of Tata
Metaliks TMET.NS , Tata Steel Long Products TTST.NS , Tinplate
Co of India TINP.NS , TRF TTRO.NS with the steel maker
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** More than 60 mln shares traded, vs 30-day moving avg of
63.6 mln shares
** Twenty-one of 30 brokerages rate the stock "buy" or
higher, 4 "hold" and 5 "sell" or lower; their median PT is 124
rupees- Refinitiv data
** TISC shares down 10.2% this year, as of last close, vs a
4.7% gain in metal index
(Reporting by Yagnoseni Das in Bengaluru)
((yagnoseni.das@thomsonreuters.com; Mobile: +91 6001289066))