** Shares of Molten Ventures GROW.L up 6.9% at 440.6p
** Stock is top gainer in FTSE mid-cap index .FTMC, which is up 0.04%
** Co expects half-year NAV per share up 7.2% to about 719p and gross portfolio value up 5.5% at 1.43 billion pounds ($1.92 bln)
** CEO says portfolio remains resilient, with strong performance from ICEYE, Revolut, Ledger and ISAR Aerospace
** Peel Hunt reiterates "buy" rating and target price of 459p
** YTD, including session's gains, stock up about 37.9%
($1 = 0.7451 pounds)
(Reporting by Judes Joseph in Bengaluru)
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