** Shares of 3i Infotech Ltd TIIN.NS rise as much as 4.9%
to 44 rupees, marking their biggest intraday gain since Nov. 1
** IT co said late on Friday that it has been awarded a
multi-year digital IMS contract of 510 million rupees ($6.23
million)from Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd HPCL.NS
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** Contract to manage and support IT infrastructure of HPCL
at its offices and refinery including data centres across India,
co adds
** More than 337,000 shares traded by 0406 GMT, 0.9x their
30-day moving avg of more than 391,000 shares
** Up to Friday's close, TIIN had fallen ~55.7% YTD
($1 = 81.8430 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Yagnoseni Das in Bengaluru)
((yagnoseni.das@thomsonreuters.com; Mobile: +91 6001289066))