** Shares of oil and gas firm SM Energy SM.N rise 1.2% to $21.92 premarket
** Co says it will sell select assets in South Texas to Caturus Energy for $950 million in cash
** SM agrees to sell nearly 61,000 net acres and about 260 producing wells in its southern Maverick Basin position in Webb County, Texas, along with related support facilities
** Deal expected to close in the second quarter with an effective date of February 1, 2026
** In 2025, SM stock fell 51.75%
(Reporting by Dharna Bafna in Bengaluru)
((Dharna.bafna@thomsonreuters.com))