** Shares of Inuvo INUV.A jump 165.83 pct to $1.10, top
pct gainer across U.S. exchanges in trading before the bell
** Artificial intelligence technology provider says it
agreed to be acquired by ConversionPoint Technologies Inc, a
privately held eCommerce tech company urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nGNX5cBPLr
** ConversionPoint to buy INUV at $2.22/shr in a cash and
stock offering, for a total value of ~$75.5 mln
** Deal to allow ConversionPoint to enter the AI-market
** INUV shares set to open at almost a year high, if the
gains hold, and to more than erase YTD losses of 48.9 pct
(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru)
((RM: Shreyashi.Sanyal.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))