** Shares of Ventia Services Group VNT.AX rise as much as
11.3% to hit a record high of A$3.740
** The infrastructure services provider posts FY NPATA of
A$202.1 million ($132.46 million), up 12.5% on FY22
** Declares final dividend of 9.41 AU cents per share
** Says, outlook for FY24 NPATA - growth of 7-10% on FY23
** Stock on track for its best day since Sept. 29, 2022 - if
current trends hold
** 2.4 million shares change hands, compared with the 30-day
average volume of 1.8 million
** Stock has risen 7% this year as of last close
($1 = 1.5258 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Rajasik Mukherjee in Bengaluru)
((Rajasik.Mukherjee@thomsonreuters.com;))