** Shares of Vault Minerals VAUDA.AX rise 2.4% to A$4.7

** Gold producer announces early settlement of all gold forward sales contracts for H2 FY26

** Co settles H2 FY26 hedges at a cost of A$172.7 million ($111.48 million)

** Stock up 122.4% YTD, including day's moves

($1 = 1.5492 Australian dollars)

(Reporting by Aamir Sheik Khalid in Bengaluru)

((Aamir.SheikKhalid@thomsonreuters.com))