(Updates)
** Shares of oil and gas transportation firm Equitrans
Midstream Corp ETRN.N hit a four-year high of $11.70 earlier
in the session; last up 2.3%
** EQT Corp EQT.N to buy back its former unit ETRN to
create an integrated natural gas provider
** Each outstanding ETRN share to be exchanged for 0.3504
shares of EQT stock; representing a value of $12.50 per ETRN
share
** Transaction expected to close in Q4 of 2024
** EQT down 7.7% at $34.65
** Including session's gains, ETRN stock up 12.1% YTD
(Reporting by Vallari Srivastava in Bengaluru)
((Srivastava.Vallari@thomsonreuters.com;))