** Asian Battery Metals AZ9.AX jumps as much as 15.6% to A$0.037, highest since September 2
** Mineral explorer reports excellent interim results from metallurgical test work on flagship Oval Cu-Ni-PGE discovery in Mongolia
** About 1.5 million shares traded, 2.1x the 30-day avg
** AZ9 last up 12.5%, trimming YTD losses to 25%
(Reporting by Sherin Sunny in Bengaluru)
((Sherin.Sunny@thomsonreuters.com))