** Shares of EVT EVT.AX rise 11.3% to A$13.39
** Stock rose as much as 13.5% to A$13.65, their largest intraday pct jump since mid-November 2020
** EVT among top movers on benchmark ASX 200 index .AXJO
** Leisure and recreation business firm posts HY reported NPAT of A$31.1 mln ($19.84 mln), compared with A$27.1 mln last year
** Also declares interim dividend 16 AU cents per share, up from 14 AU cents last year
** Attributes higher profit to 10.9 earnings growth in hotels business
** More than 504,000 shares change hands, 4.8 times the 30-day avg
** Stock down ~18% YTD, including current session's moves
($1 = 1.5672 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Nikita Maria Jino in Bengaluru)
((Nikita.Jino@thomsonreuters.com;))
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