** Shares of IDBI Bank IDBI.NS rise 4.7% to 93 rupees
** Dubai's Emirates NBD, Canadian billionaire Prem Watsa's Fairfax India Holdings, Kotak Mahindra Bank KTKM.NS and Oaktree Capital Management are expected to participate in the financial bidding process, MoneyControl reports
** "Emirates and Fairfax could be neck-to-neck in terms of the bidding process, and both seem equally interested and keen on IDBI Bank," a banker told MoneyControl adding that KTKM is not far behind
** Companies did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment
** Last month, India completed due diligence for the stake sale and plans to invite financial bids between October and December
** Indian government and LIC, which hold 45.48% and 49.24% stakes in the lender, respectively, plan to jointly sell 60.7% stake; sale first announced in 2022
** More than 12.4 shares traded, 17x more than 30-day avg
** Stock up about 22% YTD
(Reporting by Urvi Dugar)
((UrviManoj.Dugar@thomsonreuters.com))