** Nanoveu leaps as much as 146.5% to A$0.053, logging its biggest intra-day pct gain since May 2020
** Stocks hits highest level since Aug 23, 2021
** Nanotechnology firm buys Singapore-based semiconductor firm Embedded AI Systems Pte (EMASS) for A$5 mln ($3.3 mln) in shares and 83.3 mln performance rights
** Says it will enter semiconductor market across multiple tech industries
** More than 14 mln shares traded, ~70x the 30-day avg
** NVU has doubled so far this year
($1 = A$1.4868)
(Reporting by Nikita Maria Jino in Bengaluru)
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