** Steel pipes and tubes maker Maharashtra Seamless Ltd's
MHSM.NS shares rise as much as 7.5%, highest since March 7
** MHSM got order worth 6.74 bln rupees ($80.8 mln) from
ONGC ONGC.NS for supply of casing seamless pipes
** Stock set for best day in nearly a month, if gains hold
** MHSM sees second-most active day of 2024, nearly 600,000
shares traded by 9:25 a.m. IST
** Session's gains help MHSM turn green for the year; stock
up ~2% YTD
($1 = 83.3700 Indian rupees)
(Reporitng by Nishit Navin)
((nishit.navin@thomsonreuters.com))