** Shares of Shakti Pumps (India) SHPU.NS up 11.9% to 616.5 rupees
** Industrial machinery firm gets letter of empanelment from Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company for 16025 pumps worth 4.44 bln rupees ($49.2 mln)
** Shares were up about 6% before the news
** Stock on track to rise most in a session since Jan 30, 2024
** Snap set to snap eight straight sessions of losses
** About 5 mln shares traded, 9.5x their 30-day moving avg
** YTD, SHPU down ~42%
($1 = 90.2920 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Anuran Sadhu in Bengaluru)
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