Australia's Nine Entertainment jumps on higher half-year profit

Nine Entertainment Holdings

23/02/2026 23:34

** Shares of Nine Entertainment NEC.AX rise as much as 2.8% to A$1.09, stock's biggest intraday percentage gain since February 2

** Media co posts HY net profit after tax of A$95.2 million ($67.15 million), up 30% from last year

** Declares interim dividend of 4.5 Australian cents per share

** YTD, NEC shares down 0.9%

($1 = 1.4176 Australian dollars)

(Reporting by Nichiket Sunil in Bengaluru)

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