** Shares of Australian diversified investor SGH SGH.AX
rise as much as 9.5% to a record high of A$53.250
** Stock last up 7.8% at A$52.480, among top 3 gainers in
the ASX200 benchmark index .AXJO
** Co says 1H25 net profit attributable more than doubled to
A$523.5 million ($328.23 million), comfortably beating Visible
Alpha consensus of A$482.7 million
** Maintains FY25 outlook of high single-digit EBIT growth
** Says Boral EBIT A$259 million, up 29%; Boral is a company
owned by SGH
** Stock up 13.1% this year, including current session's
moves
($1 = 1.5949 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Manasi Dasa Sundeep in Bengaluru)
((Manasi.DasaSundeep@thomsonreuters.com;))