** Shares of Jupiter Fund Management JUP.L jump 8.8% to 204.5p, top performer on FTSE mid 250 index .FTMC
** Co's shares trading at highest since 2022
** The British wealth manager posts FY net inflows of 1.3 billion pounds ($1.76 billion) vs net outflows of 10.3 billion pounds reported a year ago
** JUP announces share buyback program of up to 30 million pounds and a special dividend of 5.7p per share
** Co reports FY assets under management of 54 billion pounds vs 45.3 billion pounds a year ago
** YTD, JUP up 18.54%
($1 = 0.7391 pounds)
(Reporting by Megha Anilkumar Nair)
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