** Shares of Canadian oil and gas co PMT.TO surge as much
as 63.83% to a record high of C$0.77
** Co issues response to a request from the Investment
Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) to comment on
the recent trading activity of its stock urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nCNWp5Hfwa
** Says it is not aware of any material, undisclosed
information related to its operations and affairs that would
account for the recent rise in stock price and trading volumes
(Reporting by Rithika Krishna in Bengaluru)
((Rithika.Krishna@thomsonreuters.com;))