** Shares of HPL Electric & Power HPLE.NS up ~2% to 289.85
rupees in early trade
** Electric equipment maker said it received orders worth
2.40 bln rupees (nearly $29 mln) for making smart meters
** Stock has been trading above its 200-day simple moving
avg since March 2023
** Shares log gains after falling for three straight
sessions; they have lost ~3% in past three sessions
** Stock rose ~149% in 2023, highest yearly gains since
listing in 2016
($1 = 82.9720 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Manvi Pant in Bengaluru)
((Manvi.Pant@thomsonreuters.com; +918447554364;))