** Shares of Veris VRS.AX rise as much as 18% to A$0.059, set to gain most since Dec. 19
** Stock hits highest level since March 3
** Consulting firm says FY25 unaudited net profit before tax expected to be the A$1.8 million to A$2.0 million range
** This is a turnaround from statutory loss before tax of A$4.4 million a year ago
** Expected turnaround due to improved performance, restructuring efforts - co
** Nearly 2 million shares change hands, compared with the 30-day average volume of 189,857
** Stock currently up 14%, bringing YTD gains to 2%
(Reporting by Adwitiya Srivastava in Bengaluru)
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