** Shares of Metal Hawk MHK.AX rise as much as 18.9% to
A$0.063, their biggest intraday gain since Dec. 14, 2023
** Stock hits its highest level since May 29
** Gold and nickel explorer reports positive sampling
results from its Leinster South project in Western Australia
** Says samples show high grade gold over a broad area at
project
** About 201,000 shares change hands, compared with the
30-day average volume of around 57,000
** Stock trims YTD losses to 53.3%, including session's move
(Reporting by Aaditya Govind Rao in Bengaluru)
((Aaditya.govindrao@thomsonreuters.com;))