** Shares of Sanford Ltd SAN.NZ rise 4.8% to NZ$5.19, their highest since December 14, 2021
** Seafood company reports HY net profit after tax of NZ$34 million ($20.06 million), up 110% from last year
** Company declares interim dividend of 5 New Zealand cents per share, same as last year
** Stock registers biggest intraday percentage gain since March 21 this year
** About 65,367 shares change hands, 4.7 times the 30-day average of 13,891
** Stock up 21.9% YTD, including moves in current session
($1 = 1.6952 New Zealand dollars)
(Reporting by Jasmeen Ara Shaikh in Bengaluru)
((JasmeenAraIslam.Shaikh@thomsonreuters.com;))
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