** Scales Corporation SCL.NZ rises 1.7% to NZ$4.09
** Stock rose as much as 2.7% to NZ$4.13 in early trade, biggest intraday pct gain since January 28
** New Zealand-based diversified agribusiness firm posts net income of NZ$30.7 mln ($17.56 mln) for fiscal 2024 vs year-ago NZ$5.2 mln
** Estimates net income of NZ$35 mln-NZ$40 mln for FY25
** Attributes profit rise to strong result in Global Proteins division
** More than 178,000 shares traded vs 30-day avg of 116,000
** SCL gains 0.7% YTD
($1 = NZ$1.7486)
(Reporting by Nikita Maria Jino in Bengaluru)
((Nikita.Jino@thomsonreuters.com;))