ASX jumps most in near 3 weeks as former RBA governor named to lead governance advisory group
** Shares of Australian bourse operator ASX Ltd ASX.AX rise as much as 1.3% to A$57.18, their biggest intraday pct gain since October 15 ** ASX appoints Philip Lowe, former governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, as chair of its newly formed Advisory Group on Corporate Governance ** Stock down 13.3% this year, including the day's move, vs an 8.9% increase in the benchmark .AXJO index (Reporting by Rajasik Mukherjee in Bengaluru) ((Rajasik.Mukherjee@thomsonreuters.com))
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