India's Banaras Beads hits highest in over 5 months
** Shares of handicraft manufacturer Banaras Beads Ltd
BANB.NS jump as much as 18% to 97.70 rupees, their highest
since April 28
** Stock rises for a third straight session
** BANB marks its sharpest intraday gain since Aug. 19
** More than 518,000 shares traded by GMT 0730, 32.2 times
their 30-day avg of 16,110 shares
** Stock up 8.24% YTD, as of last close
(Reporting by Nishit Navin in Bengaluru)
((nishit.navin@thomsonreuters.com;))