** Trump Media & Technology Group's (TMTG) shares up 20% at $59.63 premarket, ahead of debut after merger with blank check firm Digital World Acquisition on Monday
** Warrants of TMTG to begin trading with ticker "DJTWW"
** TMTG owns social media platform Truth Social and is backed by former U.S. president Donald Trump
** Trump to own between 58.1% and 69.4% of TMTG, valued at about $3.3 bln - a lifeline as he grapples with financial fallout from numerous legal cases against him
** In February, Digital World said Trump may divest his stake in Truth Social and cease involvement with management based on how his bid for president progresses
** Shares of software developer Phunware , which was hired by Trump's 2020 presidential re-election campaign to build a phone app, up 2.9% at $10.31
** Video-sharing platform Rumble , popular with conservatives, adds 2% at $7.5 in choppy early trading
** Up to last close, DWAC had nearly tripped in value YTD, as Trump tightens his grip on the Republican nomination for president
(Reporting by Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru)
((johann.mcherian@thomsonreuters.com;))
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