** Shares of Hi-Tech Pipes HITC.NS up 2% at 121.2 rupees
** Stock on track to rise for fourth straight session, if
trend holds
** Co says Q3 sales volume rose 8% YoY
** Stock touched fresh record high of 124.25 rupees before
paring some of the gains
** More than 4.2 mln shares change hands, 2.7X the 30-day
moving average
** Stock climbed for the fourth straight year in 2023,
rising 40%
** Shares of rivals Welspun Corp WGSR.NS and Steel
Authority of India SAIL.NS outpaced HITC's growth last year,
while Tata Steel TISC.NS rose 25%
(Reporting by Varun Vyas)
((varunvyas.hebbalalu@thomsonreuters.com))