** Shares of automobile software solutions co KPIT
Technologies Ltd KPIE.NS rise as much as 4.4% to 693.15
rupees, their highest since Jan. 24
** Stock one of the top gainers on Nifty Small Cap 100 index
.NIFSMCP100 , which is down 0.2%
** Stock posts sharpest intraday gain since Sept. 27 and on
track to rise for second straight session
** More than 2.9 mln shares traded as of 0727 GMT, vs 30-day
avg of ~2.5 mln shares
** Four of 9 brokerages rate the stock "buy" or higher, 3
"hold" and 2 "sell" or lower; their median PT is 565 rupees -
Refinitiv data
** Shares up 8.3% YTD, as of last close
(Reporting by Meenakshi Maidas in Bengaluru)
((meenakshi.maidas@thomsonreuters.com;))