** Shares of V Guard Industries VGUA.NS rise as much as
2.2% to 255.55 rupees, highest since March 20
** NCLT sanctions a scheme of arrangement between co and
Simon Electric
** Scheme for co to amalgamate with and acquire businesses,
investments, properties, assets and liabilities of Simon
Electric
** Stock on track to rise for third consecutive session, if
trends hold
** About 99,000 shares change hands by 1:52 p.m. IST, 0.7x
the 30-day avg - Refinitiv data
** Eleven analysts rate stock equivalent of 'buy' or higher,
seven 'hold' and three 'sell' or lower; median PT is 275 rupees
** Stock down 4.3% so far this year, as of last close
(Reporting by Priya Sagar in Bengaluru)
((Priya.Sagar@thomsonreuters.com;))