** Shares of Hexagon Energy Materials HXG.AX rise as much
as 12.5% to A$0.018, their best intraday gain since Dec. 2, 2022
** Energy materials explorer says it completed a scoping
study on its Western Australia Hydrogen project, its low-carbon
hydrogen project
** HXG Chairman Charles Whitfield says the outcomes of this
study provide the confidence for HXG to progress to a
preliminary feasibility study, due for completion in Q2
** Trading volumes cross twice the 30-day average, with
about 1.1 mln shares traded so far
** HXG stock lost 77.3% in 2022
(Reporting by Harshita Swaminathan)
((Harshita.Swaminathan@thomsonreuters.com))