0237 GMT - Keppel DC REIT stands to benefit from demand tailwinds in digitalization, cloud migration and AI adoption, Maybank Research's Krishna Guha says in a note. Growth in data generation and consumption, enterprise cloud adoption, AI usage, and evolving standards for cybersecurity and data protection should benefit data centers, the analyst says. Research firm DC Byte forecasts high-teens demand CAGR for global data centers in 2024-2028, and the REIT's data centers in Europe and Asia are also expected to show similar growth trajectory. Maybank Research initiates coverage of the REIT with a buy rating and a target price of S$2.40. Units are 1.3% higher at S$2.28. (ronnie.harui@wsj.com)
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