Feb 14 (Reuters) - Biotherapeutics company CSL Ltd CSL.AX reported a 35 percent rise in its first half profit on Wednesday and upgraded its earnings guidance for the fiscal year.
Net profit after tax was $1.1 billion, the company said, compared with $805.5 million a year ago.
CSL also upgraded its fiscal 2018 earnings guidance to about $1.55 billion-$1.60 billion from an earlier forecast of $1.48 billion-$1.55 billion.
The company's stock rose as much as 6 percent after it announced its results and is among the top gainers on the benchmark Australian index .AXJO .