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BUZZ — India's Orient Electric gains after quarterly profit more than doubles

* Shares of India's Orient Electric rise 4.1% to 181.05 rupees * Stock on track for a ninth straight session of gains * Electrical solutions co says September quarter revenue rose 25% to 8.79 bln rupees ($92.55 mln) from 7.02 bln rupees a year earlier * Net profit rose 124% to 270.6 mln rupees from 120.6 mln rupees in the same quarter last year * ONTE says its quarterly performance was helped by strong demand across its electrical consumer durables and lighting and switchgear businesses * Stock rated "buy" on average by 15 analysts, with a median PT of 240 rupees - data compiled * Stock up 2.31% YTD ($1 = 94.9725 Indian rupees) (Reporting by Anushka Rajvedi in Bengaluru) ((mailto: anushka.rajvedi@thomsonreuters.com)

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