** ASX-listed shares of Novo Resources NVO.AX rise as much
as 63.3% to A$0.245 - set for best day ever, if gains hold
** Resources explorer says SQM Australia agreed to pay A$10
mln ($6.71 mln) for a 75% interest in five prospective
lithium-nickel tenements in West Pilbara, Western Australia,
forming Harding Battery Metals Joint Venture, and for an option
over additional Novo Pilbara tenements
** Stock hits highest level since Sept. 21
** About 1.0 mln shares change hands, compared with the
30-day average volume of 153,884
** Stock down 37.50% YTD, as of last close
($1 = 1.4908 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Adwitiya Srivastava in Bengaluru)
((Adwitiya.Srivastava@thomsonreuters.com;))