** Shares of Choice International Ltd CFSL.NS rise as much as 3.3% to 638.4 rupees
** Choice group through its units has secured multiple mandates worth about 550 mln rupees (~$6 mln) from government departments across India
** Stock on track to snap 4 days of losses
** More than 280,000 shares traded as of 1:57 P.M. IST, around half of their 30-day moving avg of 615,782 shares
** CFSL last up 2.5%, cutting YTD losses to 26.1%
($1 = 92.4300 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Meenakshi Maidas in Bengaluru)
((meenakshi.maidas@thomsonreuters.com;))