** Shares of Venus Remedies Ltd VENR.NS rise as much as
3.64% to 205 rupees
** Uptick after the research-based pharmaceutical company
secures a "good manufacturing practices" (GMP) certification
from Kenya for its product facilities in Baddi in Himachal
Pradesh
** The GMP from Kenya, estimated to be a $780 million
market, is likely to bolster VENR's reach in African market,
company adds
** VENR already has presence in Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya and
Rwanda in the continent
** Trading volume is 42,833 shares as of 12:33 p.m. IST,
0.6x the 30-day avg - Refinitiv data
($1 = 81.7800 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Bharath Rajeswaran in Bengaluru)
((bharath.rajeswaran@thomsonreuters.com; +91 9769003463;))