* Fund returns 8.6% in the first half of year * Equities portfolio saw return of 12% (Adds portfolio returns in paragraph 2, 7, company stakes in 4th paragraph) ARENDAL, Norway, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Norway's $1.7 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, said on Wednesday it had posted a profit of 1.48 trillion Norwegian crowns ($138 billion) in...

ARENDAL, Norway, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Norway's $1.7 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, posted a profit of 1.48 trillion Norwegian crowns ($138 billion) in the first half of the year as stock markets rose, the fund said on Wednesday. The result was mainly driven by the technology stocks, due to increased demand for new solutions in artificial intelligence,...

ARENDAL, Norway, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Norway's $1.7 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, posted a profit of 1.48 trillion Norwegian crowns ($138 billion) in the first half of the year, driven primarily by tech stocks, the fund said on Wednesday. ($1 = 10.7122 Norwegian crowns) ...

TOKYO, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Japanese government bond yields fell on Wednesday, tracking U.S. Treasury peers' declines, while a better-than-expected auction outcome supported sentiment. The 10-year JGB yield fell 3 basis points (bps) to 0.810% and the five-year yield fell 1.5 bps to 0.420%. U.S. Treasury yields declined on Tuesday after the release of a tame producer prices report that...