Egypt's Ezz Dekheila, a unit of Ezz Steel, reported on Wednesday a 6.5 per cent rise in net profit for the first half of 2011 to LE554 million ($92.3 million). It reported net profit of LE520 million in the first half of 2010. The firm reported sales of LE5.9 billion in the first half, compared to LE4.4 billion in the same period a year earlier. The company said the figures were unaudited.