** Shares of Jayride Group JAY.AX rise as much as 33.3% to A$0.008, their highest since Sept. 2
** Online travel marketplace says it entered into a Software-as-a-Service agreement with Drivemate, a Thailand-based car-sharing platform
** Under the deal, Jayride will build and deploy mobile apps for renters and hosts, a management console, and integrated payments and insurance APIs for Drivemate
** Stock posts its biggest intraday pct gain since Sept. 15
** JAY currently up 17%, bringing YTD gains to more than 150%
(Reporting by Adwitiya Srivastava in Bengaluru)
((Adwitiya.Srivastava@thomsonreuters.com))