** Shares of Bharat Dynamics BARA.NS climb 3.4% to
1,175.50 rupees
** Stock set to snap five-session losing streak
** India expects to sell its short-range missiles to
Philippines this year in a deal worth over $200 million, Reuters
reports citing sources
** BARA, the manufacturer of the missiles, was one of the
exhibitors at last year's Asian Defense and Security Exhibition
in Manila
** Co and India's defence ministry did not immediately
respond to Reuters' requests for comment
** Philippine defence spokesperson declined to comment on
deal's specifics or procurement plans but said the country's
armed forces had "manifested it requires these capabilities"
(Reporting by Kashish Tandon in Bengaluru)
((Kashish.tandon@thomsonreuters.com))