** Shares of oilfield tool and equipment manufacturer United
Drilling Tools Ltd UNDR.NS rise as much as 10.7% to 246 rupees
- its highest intraday pct climb since Dec. 13
** Stock touches highest level since Jan. 19
** Co said it signed a licensing agreement with Interpipe
Ukraine LLC to cut premium thread on full length casing and
tubing pipes in India
** Adds that commercial operations are expected to start by
last quarter of next financial year
** UNDR expects to tap additional business worth 2 bln
rupees to 3 bln rupees per year with the alliance
** Over 57,000 shares traded as of 12:43 pm IST, 3.4X the
30-day moving average
** Stock fell 42.9% in 2022 after two straight annual gains
from its IPO launch on Sept. 25, 2020
(Reporting by Varun Vyas in Bengaluru)
((varunvyas.hebbalalu@thomsonreuters.com;))