** Shares of Australia's Veris VRS.AX rise as much as 7.8%
to A$0.069, set to climb the most since Oct. 17 if gains hold
** Spatial data provider says it secured new contracts
across its digital & spatial and engineering survey segments
** Says contracts have contributed more than A$9 mln ($5.77
mln) in new project works in Q1 FY24 and in the current quarter
** About 98,000 shares change hands, compared with the
30-day average volume of 67,573
** Stock down 19% YTD, as of last close
($1 = 1.5598 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Aaditya Govind Rao in Bengaluru)
((Aaditya.govindrao@thomsonreuters.com;))