** Shares of NIB Holdings NHF.AX rise as much as 7.3% to
A$8.585, their highest level since July 11
** Co stock set for best day since Aug 22, 2022, if gains
hold
** The health insurance provider posts FY net profit after
tax (NPAT) of A$191.1 mln ($122.34 mln), up 42.8% from last year
** Co declares a fully franked final dividend of 15
Australian cents per share
** Stock up 3.2% this year, as of last close
($1 = 1.5620 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Adwitiya Srivastava in Bengaluru)
((Adwitiya.Srivastava@thomsonreuters.com;))