** Shares of ikeGPS Group IKE.NZ rise as much as 12.8% to
NZ$0.5300, set for their best day since May 3, 2022 - if gains
hold
** Platform technology co says it has secured a five-year
deal worth NZ$3.7 mln ($2.33 mln) from a major US utility
** Stock hits its highest since Dec 4
** Nearly 117,600 shares change hands, 8.4 times the 30-day
average volume of 14,027 shares
** Stock had fallen 46.6% this year, as of last close
($1 = 1.5888 New Zealand dollars)
(Reporting by Neha Soni)
((Neha.Soni@thomsonreuters.com;))