** Shares of Mishra Dhatu Nigam Ltd MISR.NS climb 2.2% to
305.75 rupees
** State-owned defence firm's Q2 profit doubles to 255.2
million rupees, helped by 13% drop in expenses
** MISR supplies steel to defence and aerospace clients
** Stock was flat ahead of results
** More than 1.3 mln shares traded in stock's busiest
session in 2 months
** MISR dropped 2.7% in January, same as India's top
state-owned stocks .NIFTYPSE
(Reporting by Nandan Mandayam in Bengaluru)
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