** Shares of magnesium alloys recycler Magontec Ltd MGL.AX
climb as much as 16.2% to A$0.395, highest since June 3
** Company expects to report HY net profit after tax (NPAT)
of A$13 mln ($8.98 mln) urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASX6f7P5F
** Says trading conditions reflect high underlying magnesium
prices, volume growth in some product lines and higher demand
** Company's shares on track for best day since Oct. 27,
2021, if gains hold
** As of last close, stock down 24.4% this year
($1 = 1.4480 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Himanshi Akhand in Bengaluru)
((Himanshi.Akhand@thomsonreuters.com))