** PG Electroplast PGEL.NS rises as much as 5.3% at 1,001
rupees
** Consumer electronics maker and Whirlpool of India
WHIR.NS sign deal to contract manufacture select
Whirlpool-branded semi-automatic washing machines at PGEL's
Roorkee plant
** No financial details have been disclosed yet
** Stock set to gain for second straight month; added 38.1%
so far in December
** PGEL rated "buy" on avg; median PT is 679.5 rupees - LSEG
** Stock last up 4.9%, extending YTD gains to 320%
(Reporting by Meenakshi Maidas in Bengaluru)
((meenakshi.maidas@thomsonreuters.com;))