** Shares of Rane Holdings RANE.NS rise an
exchange-allowed maximum of 20% to 1,605 rupees
** The auto parts maker said its unit settled claims
including warranty with Japan's NSK 6471.T
** NSK to pay 1.76 bln rupees ($21.1 mln) to RANE's unit,
Rane NSK Steering Systems (RNSS)
** RANE also acquired 51% stake in RNSS from NSK, in a deal
worth 450 mln rupees; now holds 100% of RNSS
** Including session's gains, stock is up ~25% YTD
($1 = 83.3950 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Manvi Pant in Bengaluru)
((Manvi.Pant@thomsonreuters.com; +918447554364;))