** Shares of Ahluwalia Contracts (India) AHLU.NS up as
much as 5% at 1,229 rupees; last up 2.8%
** The engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firm
has secured orders totalling 4.83 bln rupees ($57.9 mln)
** More than 172,000 shares traded by 2:03 p.m. IST, 1.5x
its 30-day avg
** Stock on track for a third straight session of gains, if
current trends hold
** Average rating of nine analysts covering the stock is
"hold"; median PT is 1,190.50 rupees - LSEG data
** Including today's session, the stock has gained 55.2% YTD
($1 = 83.4800 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Navamya Ganesh Acharya in Bengaluru)
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