Genco shares jump after Diana Shipping proposes $20.60 cash offer
** Shares of Genco Shipping and Trading GNK.N rise ~7% at $19.09 ** Diana Shipping DSX.N, which owns about 14.8% of GNK's outstanding shares, offers acquire to acquire the remaining outstanding shares of Genco for $20.60 per share in cash ** The deal represents a premium of 15% as per GNK's last close on November 21 ** DSX says proposal is non-binding and approved by board, adds there is no guarantee a final deal will be reached ** DSX shares rises 1.2% to $1.7 ** Including session's moves, GNK up 37% YTD (Reporting by Dharna Bafna in Bengaluru) ((dharna.bafna@thomsonreuters.com))
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