Why Shares of GTT Communications Skyrocketed Today

GTT Communications (NYSE: GTT) stock spiked today after the company said it had reached a deal to sell its infrastructure division to I Squared Capital. Shares of the technology company jumped by as much as 31% on the news this morning but were up by 8.5% as of 11:38 a.m. EDT. GTT Communications said in a press release that the company is selling its infrastructure division, which consists of its "Pan-European, North American, sub-sea and trans-Atlantic fiber network and data center infrastructure services" for $2.15 billion.