** Shares of EchoIQ EIQ.AX rise as much as 25% to A$0.300,
their highest levels since May 25, 2017
** Stock posts its biggest intraday pct gain since
late-March
** The health tech firm appoints U.S.-based Dustin Haines as
new CEO
** Co said on Tuesday it received clearance for its
decision-support tool for heart valve disease EchoSolv AS from
the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
** Says the approval will allow the product to be marketed
and sold in the U.S.
** Over 36.9 mln shares change hands, 11.4x the 30-day avg
** Co stock up 67.7% YTD, including current session's moves
(Reporting by Kumar Tanishk in Bengaluru)
((Tanishk.Kumar@thomsonreuters.com;))