** Shares of Australian bourse operator ASX Ltd ASX.AX rise 8.2% to A$68.40, their highest level since December 12
** ASX marks its biggest intraday pct gain since March 17, 2020
** Stock top gainer in the ASX200 .AXJO benchmark index, which is trading largely flat as of 2330 GMT
** Logs 1H25 underlying NPAT of A$253.7 million ($159.30 million), up 10% from last year, and ahead of Visible Alpha consensus of A$246.7 million
** Declares interim dividend of A$1.112 per share, beating consensus of A$1.075 apiece
** Stock up 4.5% this year, including the day's move
($1 = 1.5926 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Sameer Manekar in Bengaluru)
((Sameer.Manekar@thomsonreuters.com))
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