** Shares of Usha Martin USBL.NS rise as much as 18.2% to
a record high of 433.80 rupees
** Overall, 28.8 mln shares of the wire rope manufacturer
traded, 31.5X 30-day avg; their highest volumes in over 19 years
** About 245,420 shares traded in a block deal at an 8.7%
premium to Thursday's close - LSEG data
** Reuters could not immediately ascertain the reason behind
day's move
** Relative strength index rises to 72.4, suggesting stock
might be overbought
** USBL stock up ~44% YTD, of which ~21% gains were
registered this week
(Reporting by Vijay Malkar)
((VijayDattaram.Malkar@thomsonreuters.com;))