** Shares of Select Harvests SHV.AX rise as much as 9.4%
to A$3.5, set for their best day since Jan. 31 - if gains hold
** Stock hits highest level since May 8
** Almond product maker posts HY loss attributable of A$2.1
million ($1.39 million), compared with a loss of A$96.2 mln a
year
** Expects continued improvement in almond crop pricing in
the longer term
** SHV is set to gain 3.2% for the week, logging its best
week since end of March
** Stock has risen 10.3% this year as of last close
($1 = 1.5076 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Sneha Kumar in Bengaluru)
((Sneha.Kumar@thomsonreuters.com;))