** Shares of V-Mart Retail VMAR.NS rise as much as 5.7% to
2,093 rupees, their biggest intraday pct gain since April 11
** 488,188 shares of co change hands in a block at 1,990
rupees apiece, as at 1:29 p.m. IST
** About ~589,000 shares traded by 2:50 p.m. IST, highest
since March 21, 2017 - Refinitiv data
** Avg rating of 18 analysts at equivalent of 'buy' with
median PT of 2,489.00 rupees
** Stock down 27% so far this year
(Reporting by Priya Sagar in Bengaluru)
((Priya.Sagar@thomsonreuters.com))