** REA Group REA.AX rises 2.6% to A$261.585, hitting new record high for second straight session

** Stock rose 4.5% earlier in the day, clocking its biggest one-day pct gain since October 1, 2024

** Digital advertising co's interim results beat Visible Alpha consensus by 2%

** H1 FY25 EBITDA at $535 mln, up 22% from last year

** U.S.-listed parent News corp NWSA.O reports better-than-expected Q2 results

** Stock set for best week since November 11, 2024, surging ~5% in value so far this week

** About 122,702 REA shares traded, 1.3x the 30-day avg

** REA gained more than 12% YTD

(Reporting by Jasmeen Ara Shaikh in Bengaluru)

((Jasmeenaraislam.shaikh@thomsonreuters.com))