** Shares of U.S. utility American Electric Power AEP.O up 3.2% at $118.80 in premarket trade
** Co raises its five-year capital spending plan to $72 billion from $54 billion to meet unprecedented power requirements
** Q3 total operating revenue rose nearly 11% to $6.01 billion compared with a year ago
** AEP posts adjusted Q3 profit of $1.80 per share, narrowly missing estimate of $1.81 per share - data compiled by LSEG
** As of last close, AEP shares up 24.8% YTD
(Reporting by Sumit Saha in Bengaluru)
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