BUZZ — Australia's OFX Group rises most in two months on takeover deal progress

* Shares of Australian payments company OFX Group rise as much as 22.3% to A$0.700, marking their biggest intraday percentage gain since July 23 * Stock snaps a four-session losing streak * Says UK-based payments firm Equals has been granted an exclusivity extension to October 30 as it finalises financing for its proposed A$247 million ($173.62 million) takeover of OFX * Co's board continues to back the proposal, subject to financing and no superior offer emerging * Stock up 38.1% YTD ($1 = 1.4227 Australian dollars) (Reporting by Paridhi Minda in Bengaluru) ((Paridhi.minda@thomsonreuters.com;)