** Australian lithium stocks soar after Tesla TSLA.O
scores key wins for self-driving cars in China
** Local lithium stocks track rally in the shares of their
U.S.-listed peers
** ASX-listed shares of Arcadium Lithium LTM.AX rise as
much as 11.6% to A$6.920, marking their biggest intraday pct
gain ever
** LTM, made from the combination of Allkem and Livent Corp,
trading at its highest level since March 22; top gainer in the
ASX 200 benchmark .AXJO
** Pilbara Minerals PLS.AX up as much as 6.1% to mark its
best day in two months
** ASX-listed shares of Piedmont Lithium PLL.AX soar up to
10.8% to A$0.205
** Four out of top 10 movers in the ASX 200 benchmark are
lithium miners
(Reporting by Sameer Manekar in Bengaluru)
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