Australian shipbuilder Austal hits record high on strong annual results
** Shares of Austal ASB.AX rise as much as 19.6% to a record high of A$8.070 ** Stock logs its biggest intraday pct gain since September 16, 2024 ** The Australian shipbuilder reports annual net profit after tax of A$89.7 million ($58.29 million) ** Co also logs full-year revenue of A$1.82 billion, a 24% rise y/y ** Stock up 151% this year, including the day's move ($1 = 1.5389 Australian dollars) (Reporting by Rajasik Mukherjee in Bengaluru) ((Rajasik.Mukherjee@thomsonreuters.com))
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