** Shares of IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd IRBI.NS
rise as much as 4.82% to 29.35 rupees
** Stock of the infrastructure developer hits highest level
since Feb 24, set to rise after two consecutive days of losses
** Co on Friday received a letter of award worth 21.32 bln
rupees ($257.12 mln) from National Highways Authority of India
(NHAI) urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN35435S
** More than 7.8 mln shares change hands, 0.3x the 30-day
avg
** Five of eight analysts covering the stock have a "buy" or
"strong buy" rating, three have "hold"; median PT is 31.55
rupees - Refinitiv data
** Stock up 27.90% in 2022
($1 = 82.9180 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Anisha Ajith in Bengaluru)
((anisha.ajith@thomsonreuters.com))