** Shares of Australia's Region Re RGN.AX rise as much as 3.9% to A$2.41, hitting their biggest intraday pct gain in two years
** Stock touches its highest level since January 21
** Region Re, an investor and manager of shopping centres, posts 1HFY26 statutory net profit after tax (NPAT) of A$180 million ($127.57 million), compared with A$81.8 million a year ago
** Co adds 1HFY26 funds from operations (FFO) at 7.9 Australian cents per share, up from 7.6 Australian cents per share in the year-ago period
** Co expects FY26 FFO of 16 Australian cents apiece, compared with FY25 FFO of 15.5 Australian cents apiece
** RGN up 1.3% YTD, including session's gains
($1 = 1.4110 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Aamir Sheik Khalid in Bengaluru)
((Aamir.SheikKhalid@thomsonreuters.com))