** Shares of Whirlpool of India WHIR.NS lower band of exchange-mandated trading limit of 20%, drops to 1260.8 rupees
** Home appliance maker said on Thursday its parent Whirlpool Corp WHR.N intends to reduce stake in the India unit to about 20% from current 51% stake
** Last year on Feb 20 and Feb 21, WHIR shares fell ~5.4% as parent sold 24% stake in the Indian unit
** Stock set for sharpest intraday fall
** Avg rating of 12 analysts covering the stock is "Hold" and median PT is 2,050 rupees, ~62.6% higher than current price - LSEG data
** WHIR rose 34.6% in 2024, snapping three years of losses
(Reporting by Anuran Sadhu in Bengaluru)
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