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Provided by Dow Jones By Yifan Wang Shares of Thailand s largest telecom company Intouch Holdings PCL soared Monday after an acquisition offer from Gulf Energy Development PCL. The stock jumped as much as 9.0% to 63.75 Thai baht, its highest intraday price level since November 2019, as investors welcomed the news. Gulf Energy, which currently holds about 19% stake in Intouch, has offered to buy all remaining shares in the telecom carrier at THB65.00 each, it said in a stock exchange filing on Monday. The total consideration of the deal amounts to over $5 billion. The electricity and power producer, owned by Thai billionaire Sarath Ratnavadi, said it believes in the high growth potential of Intouch, which also provides media and advertising services in addition to its main telecommunication businesses.