** Shares of coking coal producer Mongolian Mining Corp
0975.HK jump as much as 11.8% to HK$2.55, their biggest
intraday pct gain since Sept 6, 2022
** Stock on course for a third consecutive session of gains
** Mongolian Mining announces strategic alliance with Erdene
Resource Development Corp (ERD) ERD.TO and has agreed to buy a
$40 mln stake in ERD's Mongolia gold exploration unit Erdene
Mongol LLC, as the Hong Kong-listed firm aims to diversify its
revenue sources and business operations urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN33V3XW
** The Hang Seng Commerce & Industry Index .HSNC rises
1.9% and the material index .HSCIM climbs 0.8%
** The Hang Seng Composite Index .HSCI and the Hang Seng
Index .HSI gain 1.4% each
(Reporting by Donny Kwok)
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))