** Citi reinstates Germany's Siemens AG SIEGn.DE with "buy", saying AI-led automation should put the technology conglomerate into a leading position, given its enlarged software portfolio
** Citi says that with its enlarged software portfolio, Siemens will be able to advance the adoption of AI to the industrial sector
** The broker says it sees the breadth of the software offering, domain expertise, and installed base of edge devices as consolidating a competitive advantage for Siemens
** "We think Siemens should fully exit Healthineers," the broker says, adding that Siemens's 73% stake in Siemens Healthineers SHLG.DE creates no clear synergies
** Shares of Siemens AG are up 1.7%
(Reporting by Simon Ferdinand Eibach)
((Simonferdinand.eibach@thomsonreuters.com))