** Shares of EML Payments EML.AX up 8.8% at A$0.930

** Stock rose as much as 9.6% to A$0.936, their highest level since December 20

** Payment solutions platform provider announces HY statutory net profit after tax of A$9.5 million ($6.03 million), compared with a loss of A$4.7 million last year

** Co also reaffirmed FY25 underlying EBITDA guidance of A$54 million - A$60 million

** Stock up 7.8% YTD, including current session's moves

($1 = 1.5755 Australian dollars)

(Reporting by Manasi Dasa in Bengaluru)

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