** Morningstar hikes fair value estimate for Macquarie Technology Group MAQ.AX by 4% to A$70, reflecting growing confidence in solid returns from data centre investments
** Flags data centre firm's new IC3 SuperWest project is on time and within budget, with 6 megawatts of capacity set to be ready for service from September
** Investment research firm says over 20% of co's current market value is attributable to its data centre investments and future aspirations in the digital infrastructure, underpinned by its 25-year track record of building and operating data centres
** Morningstar finds Macquarie Tech's stock "modestly undervalued" as it sways to market sentiments on the sustenance of the AI boom
** Macquarie Tech down 28.9% YTD, including the day's moves
(Reporting by Nikita Maria Jino in Bengaluru)
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