** Communications and networking firm HFCL HFCL.NS rises
as much as 3.7% to 116.8 rupees; set to snap five straight
sessions of losses
** Co inaugurates defence manufacturing facility in southern
state of Tamil Nadu to boost domestic defence manufacturing
** Says facility will produce advanced thermal weapon
sights, electronic fuzes, high capacity radio relay and
surveillance radars
** HFCL last up 1.5%, extending YTD gains to ~36%
(Reporting by Anuran Sadhu in Bengaluru)
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