** Shares of Australia's nib Holdings NHF.AX rise as much as 13.8% to A$6.760, emerging as the top gainer in the benchmark index .AXJO
** Stock at its highest level since August 23, 2024
** Stock currently up 13.5%, on track to record its biggest intraday gain since May 20, 2019
** The insurer posts HY underlying operating profit $(UOP)$ of A$105.8 million ($67.41 million), which beat a Visible Alpha consensus estimate of A$98 million
** HY NPAT of A$82.9 million "slightly misses consensus of A$84 million" - Citi analysts
** Result is broadly in line with consensus although the beat for Australian Residents Health Insurance profit (ahri) relative to both our forecasts and consensus is likely to be taken positively - Citi
** nib stock has risen 23.2% pct this year, as of 0031 GMT
($1 = 1.5696 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Roshan Thomas in Bengaluru)
((Roshan.Thomas@thomsonreuters.com))
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