** Shares of Asian Battery Metals surge as much as 134% to A$0.110
** Stock rises to highest level since May 2022, posts biggest intraday jump since June 8, 2021
** Battery minerals explorer says it has intercepted copper-nickel sulphide mineralisation at Yambat project in Mongolia
** Trading volume of ~73.3 mln shares is 80.6x the 30-day avg
** Stock comes off highs to trade 61.7% higher; has risen ~18.8% YTD
(Reporting by Kumar Tanishk in Bengaluru)
((Tanishk.Kumar@thomsonreuters.com;))