** Shares of V-mart Retail VMAR.NS rise as much as 4.02%
to 2,184 rupees, highest in over a month
** Foreign portfolio investor Amansa Holdings buys
additional 337,820 shares, aggregating to 1.7% stake in the
retailer, at an average price of 1,990 rupees apiece
** Amansa Holdings held 6.83% stake in VMAR, as of March 31
** About 144,068 shares traded as of 11:05 a.m. IST, twice
the 30-day avg - Refinitiv data
** Of the 18 analysts tracking VMAR, six maintain "strong
buy", six suggest "buy", four retain "hold", one recommends
"sell" and one suggests "strong sell"; median PT is 2,489 rupees
** Stock down 25% in 2023 so far, compared to 3.7% rise in
Nifty 50 .NSEI
(Reporting by Bharath Rajeswaran in Bengaluru)
((bharath.rajeswaran@thomsonreuters.com; +91 9769003463;))