** Shares of Pioneer Credit PNC.AX rise as much as 9.6% to
A$0.455, marking their biggest intraday pct gain since Feb. 26
** Financial services provider upgrades FY24 purchase debt
portfolio (PDP) investment guidance to about A$95 mln ($62.92
mln) from A$85 mln
** Says facility refinancing well progressed and expected to
complete soon
** More than 159,000 shares change hands, compared with the
30-day average volume of 162,585 shares
** Stock down 1.2% this year, as of last close
($1 = 1.5099 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Megha Rani in Bengaluru)
((Megha.Rani2@thomsonreuters.com;))