BUZZ — South Indian Bank hits record high on quarterly profit rise

* Shares of India's South Indian Bank rise as much as 4.9% to hit record high of 52.08 rupees, last up 2.7% * Bank reports September-quarter net profit rises 21.4% Y/Y to 4.26 billion rupees ($44.82 million) from 3.51 billion rupees a year earlier * More than 54.36 million shares change hands, about 4.1x the 30-day average volume * Stock rated "buy" on average by 7 analysts; median PT is 50 rupees — LSEG-compiled data * Stock up 33% YTD ($1 = 95.0500 Indian rupees) (Reporting by Payel Das in Bengaluru) ((Payel.das@thomsonreuters.com)