Australia's S2 Resources rises on Finnish unit sale to Canada's Outback Goldfields
** Shares of S2 Resources S2R.AX rise as much as 7.7% to
A$0.140, their biggest intraday percentage gain since Feb 20
** The mineral explorer signs letter of intent to sell its
Finnish unit to Canada's Outback Goldfields OZ.V for C$7 mln
($5.17 mln)
** Co says it will emerge with about 35-45% shareholding in
Outback, post deal
** S2 Resources stock down 21.2% YTD, based on last close
($1 = 1.3549 Canadian dollars)
(Reporting by Aaditya Govind Rao in Bengaluru)
((Aaditya.govindrao@thomsonreuters.com;))
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