** Azenta Inc's shares AZTA.O jump 35% to $62.9 premarket,
among biggest pct gainers across U.S. stock exchanges
** Biotechnology firm authorizes $1.5 bln share repurchase
program urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nPnbB3SMWa
** Co posts Q4 sales of $138 mln beating analysts' estimate
of $133.7 mln - Refinitiv IBES data
** AZTA's Q4 adjusted profit is 16 cents per share, higher
than analysts' estimate of 7 cents per share - Refinitiv IBES
data
** Up to Monday's close, stock had fallen ~55% YTD
(Reporting by Khushi Mandowara)
((Khushi.Mandowara@thomsonreuters.com;))