Egypt's PACHIN 9-month net profit rises 12.5 pct

CAIRO, May 18 (Reuters) - Egypt's Paints and Chemical Industries Co (PACHIN) PACH.CA(PCLDq.L: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) posted a 12.5 percent rise in net profit to 85.8 million Egyptian pounds ($16 million) for the nine months to March, the stock exchange said on Sunday. Egypt's largest listed paint maker had a profit of 76.3 million pounds a year earlier, the bourse said in a statement. It gave no further details. ($1 = 5.36 Egyptian pounds) (Writing by Cynthia Johnston; Editing by Jason Neely)