** Shares of Radius Residential Care RAD.NZ rise as much as 2.6% to NZ$0.400, hitting their highest level since April 30
** Aged care services provider reports FY net profit after tax of NZ$9.5 million ($5.65 million), up 34% from a year earlier
** Co announces final dividend of 1.2 NZ cents per share, up 50% from a year earlier
** Adds it expects continued underlying growth in key financial metrics in FY27
** Stock up over 2.5% this year, including session's move
($1 = 1.6801 New Zealand dollars)
(Reporting by Rajasik Mukherjee in Bengaluru)
((Rajasik.Mukherjee@thomsonreuters.com))