Australia's Megaport rises on AI infrastructure contracts; Citi hikes PT
** Shares of Australia's Megaport MP1.AX rise as much as 9% to A$22.07
** Shares up nearly 10.2% for the week, poised to post best weekly performance since early August, if current trend holds
** The IT firm said on Tuesday it signed three new AI infrastructure contracts for A$978.6 million ($677.97 million) and upgraded its earnings forecast for 2027
** Citi upgrades PT by 17% to A$28.85, retains "buy'
** Brokerage upgrades FY27 and FY28 EBITDA outlook by 28% each
** YTD, Megaport stock up 85%
($1 = 1.4434 Australian dollars)