UK's Ashmore rises after strong half-year profit
** Asset manager Ashmore Group ASHM.L up 3.8% at 271 pence ** Co reports HY pretax profit of 81.9 million euros ($97.22 million) vs 49.9 million euros a year ago ** Says H1 assets under management increase 10% over the period to $52.5 billion ** In 2025, stock gained roughly 10.4% ($1 = 0.8425 euros) (Reporting by Megha Kumari) ((Megha.Kumari@thomsonreuters.com;))