(Updates)
** Shares of Australia's Whitehaven Coal rise as much as 4.9% to A$7.72, highest since Feb. 8
** China's imports of all grades of coal from the seaborne market were 97.43 million metric tons in Q1, up 16.9%, according to data compiled by commodity analysts Kpler
** The imports data beat what was being generally expected by officials from industries, state-run utilities and traders
** Private equity giant Vanguard Group has increased its stake in Whitehaven, now holding a 5.005% voting power in co, an exchange filing showed on Wednesday
** Vanguard gained this position on April 4
** Fellow coal miner Yancoal Australia also up as much as 2.2%, highest since March 11
** WHC has fallen 1.1% this year, as of last close
(Reporting by Rishav Chatterjee in Bengaluru)
((Rishav.Chatterjee@thomsonreuters.com;))
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