** Shares of International Graphite IG6.AX rise 18.8% to
A$0.057, their highest levels since Nov 26, 2024
** Stock marks its biggest intraday gain since Nov 12, 2024
** The graphite producer says it was awarded a A$4 mln
($2.47 mln) grant from Western Australian Government Investment
Attraction Fund
** Says funds will be used for the extraction of ore from
Springdale graphite project in Western Australia, and to further
support commercialisation and integration activities
($1 = 1.6171 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Manasi Dasa Sundeep in Bengaluru)
((Manasi.DasaSundeep@thomsonreuters.com;))