BUZZ — Australia's Dusk Group rises on upbeat trading update, South Africa expansion

* Shares of home fragrance products retailer Dusk Group rise 6.6% to A$0.725, on track for their best day since August 20 * DSK hits highest level since Oct 6; snaps four consecutive sessions of losses * Co says total sales for the first 15 weeks of FY27 increased by 5.7%, with like-for-like sales up 7.2% * Sees FY27 first half gross margin to be above last year's number * Adds co will begin international expansion, entering South Africa in second-half of FY27 * About 117,791 shares change hands, 4.3x the 30-day average of 27,168 * Stock down 5.8% YTD (Reporting by Jasmeen Ara Shaikh in Bengaluru) ((Jasmeenaraislam.Shaikh@thomsonreuters.com;)