** Shares of RKEC Projects RKEC.NS hit upper circuit after
rising 5% to 104.45 rupees
** Civil and defense construction co says it received
arbitration award of 121.1 mln rupees ($1.5 mln) in matter
related to insurance of cyclone-damaged project
** Stock had hit upper circuit last week after winning two
orders
** Including day's gains stock up ~43% so far this year; it
rose ~66% in 2023
($1 = 83.3700 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Varun Vyas in Bengaluru)
((varunvyas.hebbalalu@thomsonreuters.com))