** Industrial and automotive lubricant maker Castrol India CAST.NS rises 6.4% to 219.8 rupees
** Energy major BP Plc's BP.L global Castrol lubricants unit is attracting interest from multiple bidders, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday
** Castrol India is owned by the BP Group through the larger Castrol lubricants business
** Bidders could consider all or parts of the business; India's Reliance Industries RELI.NS among those interested - report
** Buyout firms Apollo Global Management APO.N and Lone Star Funds, and asset managers Stonepeak Partners and Brookfield Asset Management BAM.TO, also interested - report
** Oil major Saudi Aramco 2222.SE considering a potential bid as well, Reuters reported in March
** BP, Apollo Global and Lone Star declined to comment
** Reliance did not respond immediately to a Reuters request for comment
** With session's gains, CAST up ~17% in the last 12 months
(Reporting by Ananta Agarwal in Bengaluru)
((Ananta.Agarwal@thomsonreuters.com))
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