** IDBI Bank IDBI.NS rises 7.7% to 79.4 rupees
** Divestment process at IDBI progressed to next stage, with consultancy firm KPMG conducting closing due diligence, Moneycontrol reports
** Financial bids will be invited once diligence is finalised, which as per the report, may happen by March-end
** Post completion, Department Of Investment and Public Assets Management (DIPAM) will ask interested investors to furnish bids to acquire stake in the lender, being sold by the Indian government
** IDBI did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment
** More than 41.5 mln shares traded, 6.3x the 30-day avg
** Stock rose ~14% in 2024
(Reporting by Ashna Teresa Britto in Bengaluru)
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