** Shares of Matrix Composites & Engineering ltd MCE.AX rise as much as 18% to A$0.295, their highest level since July 7
** Stock set for best day since early July, if trend holds
** The polymer products supplier wins A$35 million ($22.81 million) contract from unnamed multinational energy services contractor
** Contract to manufacture and supply subsea components for an international energy project
** Around 2.7 million shares change hands, over 4x the 30-day avg trading volume of about 627,804 shares
** Session brings YTD gains to 14.6%
($1 = 1.5342 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Shruti Agarwal in Bengaluru)
((Shruti.Agarwal@thomsonreuters.com))