** Shares in Kinnevik KINVb.ST are up 5.1% after the Swedish investment company posted 2% q/q growth in its Q2 net asset value
** Pareto analyst Stefan Ward highlights the NAV growth despite a currency headwind in the quarter
** Ahead of the report, broker Degroof Petercam said in a note that return to NAV growth was key to unlock the discount for Kinnevik
** Core assets grew sales by 35% with expanding EBITDA margin, Ward notes
** "I expect the stock to see some relief on the report," he adds
** Shares are on track for their best day since May if the gains hold, and on top of Europe's STOXX 600 index .STOXX
(Reporting by Anna Chaberska)
((Anna.chaberska@thomsonreuters.com;))