** Shares of Kuniko KNI.AX rise as much as 17.2% to
A$0.325, set for their best day since Dec. 22 - if current gains
hold
** Stock hits highest level since Dec. 22
** Battery metals miner says significant lithium grades
found at Väne Ryr Pegmatite Project in Sweden
** Co says the prospect is considered to hold significant
potential for Lithium-related mineralisation
** Adds co and McKnight Resources AB to jointly develop the
projects in Sweden with co holding 70% of interest in the joint
venture
** About 217,225 KNI shares change hands, compared with the
30-day average volume of 32,153
** Kuniko dropped 41.2% in 2023, falling for a second year
in a row
(Reporting by Sneha Kumar in Bengaluru)
((Sneha.Kumar@thomsonreuters.com;))