** U.S.-listed shares of Chinese electric automaker KNDI.O
up 5.2% at $7.2 in morning trade
** Enters into strategic cooperation agreement with the
Hangzhou branch of the state-owned Agricultural Bank of
China(ABC) urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nGNX2wZmZt
** ABC Hangzhou branch will provide co with an RMB 500 mln
(about $76.5 mln) line of credit
** Credit is to support the implementation of 300,000
government-accredited pure EVs with battery swap model within 5
years of rideshare program
** Stock up ~51% YTD
(Reporting by Shivani Kumaresan in Bengaluru)
((Shivani.Kumaresan@thomsonreuters.com ; +1 646 223 8780))