** Shares of energy infrastructure firm Adams Resources & Energy AE.A up 36.2% at $37.20
** Stock hits highest in more than one-and-a-half years
** An affiliate of Tres Energy to buy AE in an all-cash deal valued at $138.9 mln
** Under the deal terms, Adams stockholders will receive $38 apiece in cash for each share owned
** The per-share purchase price represents a 39% premium to stock's last close
** Deal is expected to close in Q1 of 2025
** Including session's gains, stock up ~42% YTD
(Reporting by Sourasis Bose in Bengaluru)
((Sourasis.bose@thomsonreuters.com))