** Credit card firm Bread Financial's BFH.N shares rise as much as 3%; last up 1.3% at $64.67
** BFH unveils new plan to repurchase up to $200 million of shares; no expiration date for the program
** Co has 46.6 million outstanding shares for $3 billion market cap, as per LSEG data
** 6 of 16 brokerages rate the stock "buy" or higher, 7 "hold" and 3 "sell"; median PT $69 - data compiled by LSEG
** As of last close, BFH stock up 4.6% YTD
(Reporting by Arasu Kannagi Basil in Bengaluru)
((ArasuKannagi.Basil@thomsonreuters.com))