** Shares of Powerhouse Ventures Ltd PVL.AX rise as much
as 21.4% to A$0.17, their highest since March 18
** Intellectual property commercialisation firm reaches deal
with Pacific Channel, a deep tech venture capital fund, for sale
of co's stake in Orbis Diagnostics urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASX8bNldp
** Says proceeds from the sale will be NZ$360,000
($260,928.00)
** PVL marks its biggest intraday pct gain since May 6
** About 1 mln shares change hands, compared with the 30-day
average volume of 362,000 shares
** Stock more than doubled this year as of last close
($1 = 1.3797 New Zealand dollars)
(Reporting by Savyata Mishra in Bengaluru)
((Savyata.mishra@thomsonreuters.com))