Australia's Perseus Mining soars after doubling dividend
** Shares of Perseus Mining PRU.AX rise as much as 5.5% to A$5.97, their highest level since January ** Co declares dividend of 5 Australian cents per share, doubling the 2.50 Au cents apiece declared a year ago ** HY revenue gains 5% to $608.5 million ** PRU shares up 4% YTD, helped by strong gold prices GOL/ (Reporting by Nichiket Sunil in Bengaluru) ((Nichiket.Sunil@thomsonreuters.com))
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