** Shares of Summerset Group Holdings SUM.NZ rise 5.2% to NZ$12.305, on track for best trading session since late August 2021
** New Zealand-based retirement village operator logs adjusted net income NZ$206.4 mln ($115.75 mln) for fiscal 2024, up 8% compared to FY23
** FY24 contracted sales for occupation right agreement $(ORA)$ homes up 12% compared to FY23
** Stock rose as much as 6.8% to NZ$12.49 in early trade
** More than 606,000 shares change hands, 3.5 times the 30-day avg
** Stock down 5.8% YTD, including current session's moves
($1 = 1.7832 New Zealand dollars)
(Reporting by Nikita Maria Jino in Bengaluru)
((Nikita.Jino@thomsonreuters.com;))