** Shares of UTI Asset Management Company UTIA.NS rise 3% to 1,066 rupees; set to gain the most since October
** Asset manager's Q3 consol total rev from ops up 24% y/y; PAT down 20% impacted by exceptional items
** Co's operating expenses jump 75% y/y, driven by a one‑time 1.1 billion rupee ($12.01 million) charge tied to new labour code implementation
** Total group AUM up 11.4% to 23.15 trillion rupees, helped by SIP inflows
** Centrum upgrades stock to "Buy" from "Neutral", expects core PAT to grow at a 10% CAGR over FY25-28
** Analysts have a "Buy" rating on avg; median PT is 1,355 rupees - data compiled by LSEG
** UTIA down ~5.5% so far in January
($1 = 91.5850 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Urvi Dugar in Bengaluru)
((UrviManoj.Dugar@thomsonreuters.com;))