BUZZ — Yunnan Energy jumps on expecting 9 — mth to return to profit

* Shares of Yunnan Energy New Material (Group) jump 10% to 48.86 yuan, on course for the biggest one-day pct gain June 12 * Shenzhen-listed maker of lithium battery separators expects to return to profit in the first nine months of 2026 with net profit amounting to 1.5 billion-2.1 billion yuan ($224.09 million-$313.73 million) * Supply-demand balance in lithium battery separator industry is steadily improving, separator prices stabilized and rebounded from previous year's low, leading to improvement in gross margin -- Co * YTD, stock down 17.9%, benchmark CSI300 Index down 7.9% (Reporting by Donny Kwok) ((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com)