** Shares of construction and engineering firm Dycom Industries
DY.N rise ~3% to $116 premarket
** DY's Q2 contract revenues jump 23.5% to $972.3 mln,
beating estimates of $932.7 mln, according to Refinitiv IBES
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** Co's net income also rises to $43.9 mln, or $1.46/share,
from $18.2 mln, or 59 cents/share, a year earlier
** DY expects contract revenues for Q3 to increase in the
low- to mid-teens percentage range
** As of last close, stock had risen ~20% YTD
(Reporting by Deborah Sophia in Bengaluru)
((DeborahMary.Sophia@thomsonreuters.com;))