** Shares of Imdex IMD.AX rise as much as 19.6% to
A$1.920, set for best day since Aug 8, 2016, if gains hold
** The mining technology co reports a half-year normalised
operating earnings of A$71.0 mln ($46.38 mln), up more than 13%
from pcp
** Co declared an interim fully franked dividend of 1.5
Australian cents per share
** Stock hits highest level since Dec 28, 2023
** IMD stock down 14.9% YTD, as of last close
($1 = 1.5307 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Adwitiya Srivastava in Bengaluru)
((Adwitiya.Srivastava@thomsonreuters.com;))