** Jefferies adds Indian engineering and infrastructure co
Larsen & Toubro LART.NS into its global long-only equity
portfolio, says Chris Wood, head of global equity strategy at
the brokerage
** Addition of LART will be at the expense of Chinese
e-commerce co Alibaba 9988.HK , says Wood, in his weekly GREED
& fear report
** Also removes Alibaba, Prudential, and Bajaj Finance
BJFN.NS from Asia ex-Japan long-only portfolio; allocates 4%
weight to JSW Energy JSWE.NS
** Brokerage raises investments in JSWE, AU Small Finance
Bank AUFI.NS , and LART by one percentage point each in its
India long-only portfolio
** Trims weight by one percentage point in BJFN, Oil &
Natural Gas Corp ONGC.NS , and Reliance Industries RELI.NS in
India portfolio
** Says India's key macro worries including higher U.S.
Treasury yields, volatility in crude prices have subsided
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Indian stocks in Jefferies global long-only portfolio https://tmsnrt.rs/418pL5D
Indian stocks in Jefferies Asia ex-Japan long-only portfolio
https://tmsnrt.rs/3usu6UX
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(Reporting by Bharath Rajeswaran in Bengaluru)
((bharath.rajeswaran@thomsonreuters.com; +91 9769003463;))