** Shares of Core Lithium CXO.AX rise as much as 20.6% to
A$0.370, hitting their highest levels since Sept 5
** Stock set for best day since Oct 14, 2021, if gains hold
** The diversified miner reports maiden FY23 profit of
A$10.8 mln ($6.94 mln)
** Co reports first FY revenue of A$50.6 mln in FY2023
** CXO sees first production forecast of 90,000 metric tons
to 100,000 tons of spodumene concentrate sales for FY24
** Stock is biggest percentage gainer in the benchmark
S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO
** Stock down 66.8% this year, as of last close, versus a
0.2% decline in the S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO
($1 = 1.5559 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Shivangi Lahiri in Bengaluru)
((Shivangi.Lahiri@thomsonreuters.com;))