India's Nelcast hits 18-month high on Q1 profit surge
** Shares of Nelcast NLCA.NS rise as much as 9.6% to 172.2 rupees, highest since January 30, 2024 ** Stock logs biggest intraday pct gain since May 25 ** Iron casting manufacturer posts a 57% Y/Y rise in June-qtr profit; rev from ops rises 10.6% Y/Y ** More than 730,300 shares change hands, 2.1x of 30-day avg ** Stock up 39% YTD (Reporting by Rudra Pratap Singh in Bengaluru) ((rudrapratap.singh@thomsonreuters.com))