** Shares of Medibank Private Ltd MPL.AX rise 9.2% to A$4.390
** Earlier in the day, stock hit a record high of A$4.420
** Stock is one of the top gainers in the benchmark index .AXJO
** The health company posts HY underlying NPAT of A$298.7 million ($188.33 million), up 13.8% from last year
** Co declares interim dividend of 7.8 Australian cents per share vs 7.2 cents last year
** Stock up 15.8% YTD, including moves in day's session
($1 = 1.5860 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Jasmeen Ara Shaikh in Bengaluru)
((Jasmeenaraislam.shaikh@thomsonreuters.com))
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