** Shares of telecom infra components maker HFCL HFCL.NS
rise as much as 9.5% to 81.15 rupees, highest price since Dec.
16, 2022
** HFCL on Friday said it had entered the defence sector,
sending shares up as much as 12.6% before closing 9.4% higher
** Stock has advanced 17.6% since Friday
** Set for smallest quarterly gains in three, if trend holds
** More than 76 mln shares change hands, 9x of 30-day avg
** This is the third time this year that 70 mln shares of
the co have traded in a single day
** Stock up 8.2% YTD
(Reporting by Ashish Chandra in Bengaluru)
((ashish.chandra@thomsonreuters.com (+91 7982114624))