** Shares of Venus Pipes and Tubes VENS.NS rise 3.1% to
record high of 1,998.1 rupees; stock last up 2.3%
** VENS hit a record high in the previous session as well,
amid high volume; it closed up 5.5%
** Stock has surged nearly 6x since its listing in May 2022
** Analyst avg rating on VENS is "strong buy" - LSEG data
** Their median PT is 2,211.5 rupees, ~12% higher than
current price
** Ambit Capital expects Venus's growth to accelerate due to
expanding export opportunities and the government's import
substitution norms
(Reporting by Anuran Sadhu in Bengaluru)
((Anuran.Sadhu@thomsonreuters.com ;))