** Shares of Torque Metals TOR.AX rise as much as 16.7% to
A$0.14, posting their biggest intraday pct gain since Nov. 23,
2023
** Mineral explorer says it has commenced follow-up drilling
at its wholly-owned Paris gold project
** Co plans to execute about 6,500m of reverse circulation
and diamond drilling over multiple prospects to target
significant gold anomalies obtained from prior drilling
** More than 709,200 shares change hands, compared with the
30-day average volume of 224,049 shares
** Stock down 45.5% this year, as of last close
(Reporting by Megha Rani)
((Megha.Rani2@thomsonreuters.com;))