** Shares of Objective Corporation Ltd OCL.AX rise as much
as 2.5% to A$13.3, set to mark best day since Feb 6
** Software firm posts HY net profit of A$10.7 mln ($7.39
mln) vs A$8.7 mln last year
** Posts HY revenue from ordinary activities A$55.0 Mln vs
A$52.7 Mln
** Sees service revenues increasing again in 2024
** Says outlook for contracting new business for remainder
of FY2023 is strong
** More than 303,734 shares change hands, almost 10 times
the 30-day average volume
($1 = 1.4474 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Poonam Behura in Bengaluru)
((Poonam.Behura@thomsonreuters.com;))