** Shares of British banknote maker De La Rue jump 21.3% to 114 pence, its highest since Feb 2022
** Stock top gainer on the FTSE small cap index
** Co to sell its authentication business for 300 mln pounds ($391 mln), incl debt, to Crane NXT
** Says sale allows it to focus on banknote printing, reduce debt, address pension deficit
** As of last close, stock had risen about 9% YTD
($1 = 0.7663 pounds)
(Reporting by DhanushVignesh Babu in Bengaluru)
((DhanushVignesh.Babu@thomsonreuters.com;))
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