** Shares of Whitehaven Coal WHC.AX rise 2.2% to A$6.165
** Stock on track for its best day in over two weeks, if gains hold
** Whitehaven posts 92.7% rise in its second-quarter production, aided by strong contributions from its mines in New South Wales and Queensland
** Co says its managed ROM coal production for the December quarter was 9.7 million metric tons, slightly ahead of the Visible Alpha consensus estimate of 9.5 million tons
** Stock rose as much as 4.6% earlier in the session
** Stock down 2.4% this year as of last close
(Reporting by Sherin Sunny in Bengaluru)
((Sherin.Sunny@thomsonreuters.com;))
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