** Shares of Dixon Technologies NSE:DIXON jump 6% to 16,098 rupees
** Electronic manufacturing services (EMS) provider's unit Padget Electronics enters into a contract manufacturing agreement with Nxtcell India
** Under the agreement, Dixon and Nxtcell will make smartphones for the French tech brand Alcatel in the Indian market
** The average rating of 24 analysts tracking DIXO is "buy", the median target price is 16,500 rupees - data compiled by LSEG
** DIXO shares are down 15.3% in 2025 so far, underperforming the Nifty midcap 100 index NSE:CNXMIDCAP which is down about 4%, exchange data shows