** Shares of Steel & Tube Holdings STU.NZ rise 4.4% to
NZ$1.19, set for best day since Jan 12, if gains hold
** Steel solutions provider expects HY financial results to
be at the top end of the guidance previously provided on 11 Dec.
** Sees 1H Normalised EBIT slightly above NZ$11 million
($6.73 million), compared to previous guidance of NZ$10 mln -
NZ$11 mln
** Stock up 5.6% YTD as of last close
($1 = 1.6340 New Zealand dollars)
(Reporting by Ayushman Ojha in Bengaluru)
((Ayushman.ojha@thomsonreuters.com;))