** Shares of Sunland Group SDG.AX rise as much as 2.8% to
A$2.900, their highest since February 2008
** Residential property developer anticipates first-half
profit after tax of A$33 mln ($23.58 mln). It had reported a
profit after tax of A$17.4 mln for the year-ago period
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** Co declares a fully franked special dividend of 10
Australian cents per share, which will be paid on Jan. 13, 2022
** Stock on track for biggest intraday percentage gain since
Nov. 23
** Stock up 34% this year, as of last close
($1 = 1.3994 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Tejaswi Marthi in Bengaluru)
((tejaswi.marthi@thomsonreuters.com))