UK’s Knights Group rises on strong first-half profit
** Shares of Knights Group KGHK.L up 1.6% at 189p ** Co reports underlying profit before tax up 12.5% to 16.4 mln pounds ($22.06 mln) in H1 ** Says H2 has started well, confident of delivering full-year expectations ** In 2025, the stock gained about 70.5% ($1 = 0.7434 pounds) (Reporting by Judes Joseph in Bengaluru) ((judes.joseph@thomsonreuters.com;))