** Shares of Moil MOIL.NS rise as much as 2.56% to 394.6 rupees apiece
** Manganese ore producer hikes prices of all Ferro grades of manganese ores by 2%, effective July 1
** State-owned miner also hikes the price of all chemical grades of manganese ores while keeping the prices of silico manganese grade raw ore unchanged
** Higher ore prices to aid MOIL's revenue growth
** MOIL up 16.1% YTD, outpacing 3.8% drop in Nifty microcap 250 index .NIFTYMICROCAP250
(Reporting by Bharath Rajeswaran in Bengaluru)
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