
Shares of IperionX IPX.AX rise as much as 8% to record high of A$7.84
Stock marks biggest intraday pct gain since Aug 25
Titanium alloys producer receives additional $25 mln from U.S. Department of Defense under co's previously announced $47.1 mln award to improve titanium supply chain
Trump has ordered the department to rename itself the Department of War, a change that will require action by Congress
Says funds to support scale-up production at co's titanium manufacturing campus in Virginia
About 4 mln shares traded, 1.8x the 30-day average
Stock last up 5.5% with YTD gains of 39.3%