** Shares of Australian Strategic Materials ASM.AX jump as
much as 8.8% to A$1.110, posting their biggest intraday pct gain
since May 8
** The miner says it has signed an agreement to sell
neodymium iron boron alloy from its Korean metals plant to
U.S.-based rare-earths magnet maker Noveon Magnetics Inc
** Says co to sell 100 tonnes of the alloy to Noveon until
March 2024 under deal
** ASM stock down 28.9% YTD, as of last close
(Reporting by Echha Jain in Bengaluru)
((Echha.jain@thomsonreuters.com))