** Shares of Cosmo First CSFL.NS rise as much as 5.1% to
843.80 rupees, their highest since Oct. 19
** Co, which manufactures semi-finished products of
plastics, on Thursday approved a buyback of up to 1.08 billion
rupees ($13.29 million) of shares
** Buyback price set at 1,070 rupees per share
** CSFL on track for fifth straight session of gains
** More than 430,000 shares traded by 2:30 p.m. IST, 4.9
times their 30-day avg
** Stock down 13.83% YTD, as of last close
($1 = 81.2775 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Nishit Navin in Bengaluru)
((nishit.navin@thomsonreuters.com;))