** Shares of Australia's Breville Group BRG.AX rise 2% to A$34.12, their highest point since late-August

** The kitchen applicance producer posts an increase in half-year net profit after tax to A$98.2 million, compared with A$97.5 million a year earlier

** Logs a 10% y-o-y rise in half-year revenue to A$1098.7 million from A$997.5 million

** Declares interim dividend of 19 AU cents per share, compared with 18 cents last year

** Stock up 15.7%, YTD

(Reporting by Shruti Agarwal in Bengaluru)

((Shruti.Agarwal@thomsonreuters.com))