** Shares of Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders MAZG.NS jumps 7.4%
to record high of 4,270.19 rupees
** Mazagon Dock gets "Navratna" status, which allows public
sector firms to take up investments of up to 10 bln rupees
(~$120 mln) without central government's approval
** Stock is the top gainer in Nifty mid-cap index
.NIFMDCP100 , which is flat
** Stock eyes third consecutive session and month of gains
** Stock has now surged ~83% YTD, compared to a ~20% rise in
the mid-cap index
($1 = 83.4470 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Yagnoseni Das in Bengaluru)
((Yagnoseni.das@thomsonreuters.com))