** Shares of Bharat Electronics Ltd BAJE.NS rise as much as 2.3% to 278.50 rupees
** State-owned electronic and defense equipment maker said after market close on Monday that it got additional orders worth 8.43 billion rupees ($96 million)
** BAJE currently up 1.2%
** Analysts tracking stock rate it "buy" on avg, similar to other state-owned defence firms - data compiled by LSEG
** Stock trims YTD losses to 6%, slightly better than state-owned firms' ~10% drop this year
($1 = 87.2300 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Nandan Mandayam in Bengaluru)
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