** Shares of Vardhman Special Steels VARM.NS rise as much
as 5.17% to a record 244 rupees
** Stock logs sharpest intraday pct gain since Oct. 19
** Alloy steel maker said it signed agreements with power
producer Sone Solar and its major shareholder, ASG Holdco Beta,
to set-up a 55 megawatt solar plant in Punjab
** Plant to exclusively supply solar power to VARM
** Co is trading above its 50-, 100-, and 200-day simple
moving averages
** About 935,000 shares changed hands, 5.3x the 30-day
average
** Stock last up 3.2%, extending YTD gains to over 55%
(Reporting by Manvi Pant in Bengaluru)
((Manvi.Pant@thomsonreuters.com; +918447554364;))