Australia's Healius jumps on agreement to sell diagnostic imaging arm

Healius

23/09/2024 02:23

** Shares of Healius  HLS.AX  rise as much as 6.5% to
A$1.715, posting their biggest intraday percentage gain since
Aug. 21
    ** Healthcare firm signs binding agreement to sell its
diagnostic imaging arm, Lumus Imaging, to Affinity Equity
Partners
    ** Says deal implies an enterprise value of A$965 mln 
($657.65 mln)
    ** Says proceeds to be used to reduce debt, among others
    ** Stock almost flat this year, as of 0109 GMT

($1 = 1.4674 Australian dollars)

 (Reporting by Rajasik Mukherjee in Bengaluru)
 ((Rajasik.Mukherjee@thomsonreuters.com;))