** Shares of Australia's Nick Scali NCK.AX rise as much as 11.1% to a record high of A$24.98
** The furniture retailer says first-quarter sales revenue increased 6% over pcp, with H1 sales revenue expected to rise by 7-9% over previous year
** Sees statutory net profit after tax in H1 FY26 to be in the range of A$33 million to A$35 million ($22.74 million), compared with A$30 million in H1 FY25
** YTD, stock up 64.2%
($1 = 1.5389 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Shruti Agarwal in Bengaluru)
((Shruti.Agarwal@thomsonreuters.com))