** Shares of MTM Critical Metals MTM.AX rise as much as
166.7% to A$0.056, posting their biggest intraday percentage
gain
** Stock hits its highest level since Sept. 4
** Metal explorer says it will buy Flash Metals, owner of
the Mukinbudin Niobium-REE (Rare Earth Elements) Project in
Western Australia
** About 6.2 mln shares change hands, compared with the
30-day average volume of 223,802
** Stock down 73.4% YTD, as of last close
(Reporting by Aaditya Govind Rao in Bengaluru)
((Aaditya.govindrao@thomsonreuters.com;))