** Shares of electrical equipment maker Itron Inc ITRI.O
gain as much as 6.7% at $56.48
** Stock hits its highest level in more than four months
** Co signs contract to modernize electricity, gas and water
supply in Gainesville, Florida
** Itron says it would help city-owned Gainesville Regional
Utilities to electronically collect meter readings rather than
paying manual visit to the user's home
** Including session's gains, Itron stock down 19.9% YTD
(Reporting by Sourasis Bose in Bengaluru)
((Sourasis.bose@thomsonreuters.com))