** Shares of Genesis Minerals GMD.AX rise as much as 1.2%
to A$2.125 as Bell Potter initiates coverage with "buy"
recommendation
** Brokerage has a price target of A$2.55 on the Western
Australian gold producer
** "The combination of growing production, declining costs
and a supportive gold price, will progressively enhance GMD as a
growth platform" - Bell Potter
** Analysts at Bell Potter say GMD's planned production
growth rate is high relative to peers
** Four of six analysts covering the stock rate GMD "buy" or
higher, two "hold"; their median PT is A$2.60 - LSEG
** Stock up 18.7% YTD
(Reporting by Ayushman Ojha in Bengaluru)
((Ayushman.ojha@thomsonreuters.com;))