** Shares of Netwealth Group NWL.AX rise as much as 21.9% to A$27.57, marking their biggest pct jump since mid-March 2020
** Stock hits highest level since March 26
** NWL currently up 10%, in line with broader ASX 200 benchmark .AXJO, which is up 5.1%
** Financial services firm posts total funds under management of A$24.76 bln ($15.16 bln) as of March 31, up from A$19.7 bln last year
** Stock down 13% YTD vs %% decline in AXJO
($1 = 1.6335 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Sneha Kumar in Bengaluru)
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