** Shares of Dicker Data Ltd DDR.AX rise as much as 11% to
A$14.65, on track for its best session since Aug. 2
** The computer parts distributor posts 9-months profit
before tax of A$76.6 mln ($57.17 mln), up 26% from a year
earlier urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASX37JjT3
** Adds total revenue for 9-months rose 16.1% from a year
ago to A$1.72 bln
** DDR stock set for third straight session of gains
** Stock hits its highest since Sept. 16
** Stock up 26.3% this year as of last close
($1 = 1.3398 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Harish Sridharan in Bengaluru)
((harish.sridharan@thomsonreuters.com))