** KEC International KECL.NS rises 3.2% to 792.5 rupees, taking its two-session rise to 10%
** Infrastructure firm reported 89.4% y/y rise in Q2 consol net profit on Monday
** Motilal Oswal upgrades to "buy" from "neutral", citing improving earnings outlook on strong order pipeline, reasonable valuations
** Emkay Global upgrades to "buy" from "add" on momentum in transmission, distribution business, attractive valuations
** Stock rated "buy" on avg; median PT at 965 rupees, per data compiled by LSEG
** KECL slips 35.9% YTD, lags Nifty smallcap 100 index's .NIFSMCP100 3% drop
(Reporting by Bharath Rajeswaran in Bengaluru)
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