** Shares of engineering and consultancy co RITES RITS.NS
up 4% to 706.5 rupees
** Stock among top pct gainers on Nifty Small Cap 100 index
.NIFSMCP100 which is up 0.7%
** Co signs MoU with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation for
exploring consultancy, operations and management of metro rail
systems in India and abroad
** Trading activity third-highest in nearly three months
with over 3.7 mln shares traded
** Avg rating of 5 analysts covering the stock is "buy;"
their median PT is 750 rupees - LSEG
** Stock up 41% YTD, vs a 19% jump in Nifty Small Cap 100
index
($1 = 83.5350 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Aleef Jahan in Bengaluru)
((aleefjahan.cs@thomsonreuters.com))