** Shares of manganese ore producer Moil Ltd MOIL.NS rise
as much as 4% to 156.50 rupees, marking their sharpest intraday
pct gain since Jan 10
** MOIL said on Thursday it registered a 10% YoY jump in
production of manganese ore, which was at 131,000 tonnes in Feb
** Sales of manganese ore grew 19% YoY, stood at 132,000
tonnes in Feb
** Stock hits its highest since Feb 22
** More than 508,135 shares change hands, 3x 30-day avg of
170,582 shares, marking stock's most active trading session
since Jan. 31
** Stock down 6.5% this year, up to last close
(Reporting by Dimpal Gulwani in Bengaluru)
((dimpal.gulwani@thomsonreuters.com))