Updates
** Shares of communication network infrastructure provider CommScope Holding COMM.O hit nearly four-year high, last up 88.5% to $14.72
** Electronics equipment maker Amphenol's APH.N shares up 3.4% at $107.89
** APH enters a
$10.5 billion deal
to buy COMM's connectivity and cable solutions unit
** Amphenol struck deal last year to buy CommScope's outdoor wireless network, distributed antenna systems businesses for $2.1 bln in cash
** As of last close, COMM and APH up ~50% this year
(Reporting by Joel Jose and Jaspreet Singh in Bengaluru)
((joeljose@thomsonreuters.com;))