** Stockland Corp SGP.AX rises as much as 2% to A$5.275; marks biggest intraday pct gain since December 10
** Diversified property group posts rise in HY profit after tax attributable to A$292 mln ($206.8 million) from year-ago A$245 million
** Declares interim dividend of 9 AU cents/share
** SGP down 8.5% YTD
($1 = A$1.4118)
(Reporting by Shruti Agarwal in Bengaluru)
((Shruti.Agarwal@thomsonreuters.com))