DWS up 1% after data centre business sale report

** Shares in DWS DWS are up around 1%

** Financial Times reports firm aims to sell data centre business, as advised by Torch and Evercore, to capitalize on AI-fuelled boom

** Deutsche Bank asset manager hopes sale will value data centre business, NorthC, at more than 2 bln euros ($2.36 bln), report says

** Reuters could not confirm report, DWS declined to comment

** Of 14 analysts that cover DWS, six rate DWS "strong buy" or "buy", seven "hold" and one "sell"; mean PT 53.48 euros - per LSEG data

** Stock up 30% YTD

($1 = 0.8485 euros)