** Shares of state-run engineering and consulting co RITES
RITS.NS climb 4% to 221.85 rupees
** Co signed deal with Indian government for services and
projects involving water infrastructure
** Stock among top five pct gainers on Nifty small-cap index
.NIFSMCP100 , which is up 0.7%
** RITS rated "buy" on avg, median PT is 301 rupees - data
compiled by LSEG
** Stock eyes busiest trading session in nearly seven weeks,
volumes at 4.1x the 30-day avg
** Year-to-date, RITS down ~24% vs ~17% fall in NIFSMCP100
(Reporting by Manvi Pant in Bengaluru)
((Manvi.Pant@thomsonreuters.com; +918447554364;))