** Shares of KEC International KECL.NS rise as much as
6.6% to 779.70 rupees, last up 3.1%
** Engineering and construction co gets orders worth 10.36
billion rupees ($124.1 million)
** KECL lost 4.5% in March, snapping three-month gaining
streak
** Twenty analysts covering the stock on average have a
"hold" rating; median PT is 671.50 rupees - LSEG data
** Stock up ~28% YTD; had gained 19.2% in 2023 for fifth
straight year of gains
($1 = 83.4800 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Dimpal Gulwani in Bengaluru)
((dimpal.gulwani@thomsonreuters.com))