** Shares of lithium miner ioneer Ltd INR.AX climb as much
as 9.9% to A$0.390, their highest since Feb 24
** Co signs commercial offtake deal with U.S.-based
Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp DFLI.O
** Says deal for the manufacturing of lithium carbonate in
Nevada
** More than 9.2 mln shares change hands, compared with the
30-day average volume of about 7 mln shares
** Stock down 6.6% this year, as of last close, vs a 3.2%
increase in the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO
(Reporting by Roushni Nair in Bengaluru)
((Roushni.Nair@thomsonreuters.com;))