** Shares of Sterlite Technologies STTE.NS rise 4.5% to
128.75 rupees
** Data network tech co gets orders worth about 9 billion
rupees (nearly $108 million) in FY 24 for providing optical
solutions
** STTE on track for second straight session of gains; had
lost 19% in March, worst month since Jan 2022
** About 4.8 mln shares change hands, nearly twice the
30-day avg
** Stock down 9.8% YTD, had lost 18.8% in 2023 for second
straight year of losses
($1 = 83.3550 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Dimpal Gulwani in Bengaluru)
((dimpal.gulwani@thomsonreuters.com))