** Shares of battery minerals co Altech Chemicals ATC.AX
rise as much as 19.2% to A$0.062, eyeing their best intraday
session since April 20
** ATC says executed framework agreement with German
institute Fraunhofer IKTS [https://bit.ly/3y8R55i
]
** Agreement to expedite testing and qualification process
for co's Silumina Anodes battery material- co
** Shares hits their highest levels since June 14
** Stock notches its third straight day of gains
** More than 3.2 million shares change hands, compared with
the 30-day average volume of 2.2 million shares
** Stock has fallen 56.8% this year, as of last close
(Reporting by Anan Ashraf in Bengaluru)
((Anan.Ashraf@thomsonreuters.com;))