Hersha jumps on decision to sell two hotels for $125 mln
** Shares of luxury hotel chain Hersha Hospitality Trust
HT.N up 1.3% at $10.55, highest in over two weeks
** Hersha to sell two of its west coast hotels, Milo Santa
Barbara and Pan Pacific Seattle, for $125 mln
** Proceeds to be used mainly to pay about $45 mln of debt
** 6 of 12 brokerages rate stock "hold", 4 "strong buy" and
2 "sell"; their median PT is $11.50
** At last close, shares up 13.5% YTD
(Reporting by Anirban Chakroborti in Bengaluru)
((Anirban.Chakroborti@thomsonreuters.com))
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