** Shares of Sonata Software Ltd SOFT.NS rise as much as
3.4% to 950 rupees
** IT firm wins a multi-million dollar modernization deal in
Australia; co did not disclose the deal value
** Stock on track to gain for the fifth straight day
** More than 1.1 mln shares traded as of 1:01 p.m. IST, 2x
their 30-day moving avg
** Mean rating of 7 brokerages rating the stock is "buy";
their median PT is 701 rupees - LSEG data
** SOFT last up 1%, cutting YTD losses to 14.7%
(Reporting by Meenakshi Maidas in Bengaluru)
((meenakshi.maidas@thomsonreuters.com;))