** Shares of IT services provider Sonata Software Ltd
SOFT.NS up as much as 5.3% to 845 rupees
** Co says it won an order worth $160 mln from a US-based
consumer retail company
** Order for managing end-to-end IT modernisation and
transformation for the client
** Over 718,000 shares change hands by 09:37 a.m. IST, 0.8x
the 30-day moving avg
** Five of the six analysts covering the stock have a "buy"
or "strong buy" rating, while one rates it "hold"; median PT is
775 rupees - Refinitiv data
** As of last close, stock up 42.4% this year, reversing its
14.2% decline in 2022
(Reporting by Kashish Tandon in Bengaluru)
((Kashish.tandon@thomsonreuters.com))