** Shares of Kingston Resources KSN.AX rose as much as 46.7% to A$0.135, their highest since June 8, 2022; last up 25%
** Stock set for its strongest session since July 21, 2017, if current trends hold
** Gold and copper miner agrees to sell the Misima Gold Project in Papua New Guinea to Ok Tedi Mining for A$95 million ($61.25 million)
** About 8.2 mln shares change hands, 5.7x the 30-day average of 1.4 mln shares
** Stock up ~62% YTD, including current session's moves
($1 = 1.5511 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Manasi Dasa in Bengaluru)
((Manasi.DasaSundeep@thomsonreuters.com))