** Shares of Ideal Power Inc IPWR.O jump about 86% to 76
cents
** Privately held Pathion Holdings to buy power conversion
business of Ideal Power in a cash-and-stock deal urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nGNX9SdN1K
** IPWR among top traded stocks across U.S. exchanges,
trading at more than triple its 25-day moving avg vols
** Shares set for their best day since their 2013 debut
** Including session's gains, IPWR shares have more than
tripled in value this year
(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru)
((RM: Shreyashi.Sanyal.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))