** Shares of Australia-based investment co AMCIL Ltd
AMH.AX rise as much as 2% - set for best session since Jan 9,
if gains hold
** Co posts HY profit of A$4.1 mln ($2.89 mln), up 13.9%
from a year earlier
** AMH declares an interim dividend of 1 Australian cent per
share, in line with last year's dividend
** HY income from operating activities came in at A$5.5 mln,
up 20%
** Stock fell 23.8% in 2022
($1 = 1.4201 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Jaskiran Singh in Bengaluru)
((Jaskiran.Singh@thomsonreuters.com;))