** Shares of Australia's International Graphite IG6.AX rise as much as 26.7% to A$0.057, their biggest intraday pct gain since October 14, 2025
** Stock at its highest level since March 6
** The graphite explorer says it has entered into memorandum of understanding with Italian chemical manufacturer ALKEEMIA S.p.A.
** MoU to build a new graphite processing joint venture in Italy
** Nearly 808,725 shares change hands, 2.7x the 30-day average volume
** Stock has fallen 6.5% this year, including session moves
(Reporting by Roshan Thomas in Bengaluru)
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