** Shares of real estate firm Kiwi Property Group Ltd
KPG.NZ gain as much as 3.1% to NZ$1.175, eyeing their best day
since Sept. 17
** Co reports HY net profit after tax of NZ$143.2 mln
($100.07 mln), up 164.1% compared to last year urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2SB030
** Shares rose despite co adding that full financial impact
of recent lockdowns won't be known until H2 of financial year
** Stock hits highest level since Nov. 11
** Stock has fallen 6.6% this year, as of last close
($1 = 1.4310 New Zealand dollars)
(Reporting by Jaskiran Singh in Bengaluru)
((Jaskiran.Singh@thomsonreuters.com;))