** Shares of superconducting solutions company SCON.N up
~42% at 28 cents premarket
** Stock set for highest intra-day gain in nearly three
weeks, if gains hold
** Company to explore strategic alternatives including
investment financing which would allow it to pursue its business
plan, a merger with another party, or a sale of STI urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nGNX1Ch2v5
** Up to Monday's close, stock was down ~84% this year
** SCON scheduled to report its Q3 earnings on Nov. 12
(Reporting by Ayanti Bera in Bengaluru)
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