** Shares of Australia's Bowen Coking Coal BCB.AX rise as much as 33.3% to A$0.008, posting their biggest intraday pct gain since Oct 10

** Coking coal firm posts coal sales of 544 kilotonnes (kt) in qtr-to-date, up 31% from prior qtr

** Nearly 17 mln shares change hands by 2347 GMT, vs 30-day average volume of 10.9 mln shares

** Stock down 94% YTD, as of last close

(Reporting by Roshan Thomas in Bengaluru)

((Roshan.Thomas@thomsonreuters.com))