Harvey Norman takes heart as rebound rings up share surprise A SURPRISE rebound in trading has propelled Harvey Norman shares to their highest level in nearly two years, despite the company booking a significant fall in first-half profit. The furniture and homewares giant yesterday revealed profit for the six months to December 31 had plummeted almost 37 per cent to $81.9 million, as sales revenue fell 16.1 per cent. The result was substantially below market consensus, which was expecting the after-tax profit to come in around $108m.