** Shares of the Australian mall operator VCX.AX climb as much
as 5.2% to A$1.830, on track for their sharpest single-day pct
jump since Feb. 16
** Co sees FY22 funds from operations to be at or above 12.6
cents per security urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASX9kHVTp
** Expects FY22 adjusted funds from operations (AFFO) to be
at or above 10.3 cents per security
** Sees full-year distribution to be towards the lower end
of its 95-100% of AFFO target range
** Shares hit their highest levels since June 9
** Stock is the seventh-biggest pct gainer on the S&P/ASX
200 index .AXJO
** Stock up 3% this year as of last close, compared with a
12.9% drop in the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO
(Reporting by Roushni Nair in Bengaluru)
((Roushni.Nair@thomsonreuters.com;))