** Shares of engineering and consultancy company RITES
RITS.NS rise as much as 2.6% before trimming some gains, last
up 1.7% at 685.7 rupees
** Co signed partnership with Damodar Valley Corporation
(DVC), a statutory body of Ministry of Power, to develop rail
connectivity infrastructure for power plants and its surrounding
areas
** Stock up 6% so far this week, on track to log weekly
gains after two straight weekly losses
** Avg rating of 5 analysts on the stock is "hold", their
median PT is 683 rupees - slightly higher than last closing
price of 674.45 rupees - per LSEG data
** Including session's gains, stock up ~37% YTD
(Reporting by Manvi Pant in Bengaluru)
((Manvi.Pant@thomsonreuters.com; +918447554364;))