** Shares of Fonterra Shareholders' Fund FSF.NZ rise 1.8% to NZ$5.75, hitting their highest level since Jan. 15, 2018
** Fonterra Co-operative Group FCG.NZ gains 2% to NZ$4.99, highest since March 8, 2021
** Dairy giant logs HY profit after tax of NZ$729 million ($424.06 million) vs NZ$674 million last year
** Also declared interim dividend 22 NZ cents per share, up from 15 NZ cents each last year
** Fonterra Fund up 11.7% YTD, including current session's moves
($1 = 1.7191 New Zealand dollars)
(Reporting by Nikita Maria Jino in Bengaluru)
((Nikita.Jino@thomsonreuters.com))
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