** Shares of Indian fintech firm Paytm rise 4% to 775.95 rupees
** Stk set for second straight sessions of gains, if trend holds
** Citi upgrades PAYT to "buy" from "sell" and doubles PT to 900 rupees
** Morgan Stanley keeps rating unchanged at "equal-weight" while raising PT by 32% to 660 rupees
** Both say regulatory risks ease after payments authority's approval to onboard new UPI customers; Citi expects monthly transacting users to bottom out in Q3
** Key growth drivers will be pick-up in new customers and merchants and speeding of merchant loan disbursals post launch of default loss guarantee model - Citi
** Six out of 14 analysts covering PAYT raised PT after the regulatory approval; avg rating at "hold" while median PT is at 550 rupees
** Stock up ~22% YTD
(Reporting by Dimpal Gulwani in Bengaluru)
((dimpal.gulwani@thomsonreuters.com))
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