** Sporting and outdoor goods maker Vista Outdoor VSTO.N
up ~11% at $37.40 premarket
** MNC Capital increases bid to acquire VSTO to $42/shr from
$39.50/shr
** Latest offer implies a premium of nearly 35% to VSTO
closing price on Feb. 29, a day before MNC first made its bid of
$35/shr
** On Monday, VSTO agreed to sell its sporting products and
ammunition business for about $2 bln after Czechoslovak Group
raised offer for second time
** As of last close, VSTO stock up nearly 14% YTD
(Reporting by Anuja Bharat Mistry in Bengaluru)
((AnujaBharat.Mistry@thomsonreuters.com))