** Shares of Tyro Payments TYR.AX jump as much as 4.9% to
A$1.715, posting their biggest intraday pct gain since Feb 6
** The fintech firm says HY transaction value rises 37% to
A$21.7 bln ($14.63 bln)
** Reaffirms full year guidance for all key operating
metrics, including EBITDA of between A$37 mln and A$41 mln
** Says transaction values for Jan 1 to Feb 24 up 23% to
A$6.3 bln vs same period a year ago
** Says Jan gross profit on a normalised basis increased 39%
to A$15.4 mln
** Shares touch their highest levels since Feb 10
** Stock has jumped 15.5% YTD, as of last close
($1 = 1.4828 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Echha Jain in Bengaluru)
((Echha.jain@thomsonreuters.com))