Australia's Trek Metals hits near 1-month high on manganese find
** Shares of Trek Metals TKM.AX rise as much as 42.9% to A$0.06, their highest since October 16 ** Mineral explorer finds high-grade manganese at Christmas Creek Project, Western Australia ** About 3.7 mln shares traded, 5.9x the 30-day average ** YTD, stock up 171.4%, including current session's move (Reporting by Ananya Verma in Bengaluru) ((ananya.verma@thomsonreuters.com;))