* Larsen & Toubro Ltd. gained 0.7 percent to 1,903.55 rupees after the firm won orders worth $243 million from state-run firms Oil & Natural Gas Corp. and Steel Authority.
* Compuage Infocom Ltd. jumped 9.9 percent to 19.40 rupees after a block deal was struck for 900,000 shares, or 7.2 percent of stockholding, at 17.60 rupees.
* Escorts Ltd. rose 3.6 percent to 113.50 rupees after the Reserve Bank of India allowed foreign funds to resume buying up to 49 percent of the company's shares.
MAIN TOP THREE BY VOLUME
* G.V. Films on 5.8 million shares
* Reliance Natural Resources on 3.7 million shares
* IFCI Ltd. on 2.2 million shares
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