** Shares of Manhattan office REIT SL Green Realty Corp SLG.N rise 2.7% to $39.20 in premarket trading, after Deutsche Bank upgrades to "buy" from "hold"
** Brokerage cites NYC is the deepest and most liquid office market nationally and expects strong execution on asset sales and refinancings this year to be a positive catalyst
** Adds, this should allow investor focus to eventually return to solid leasing dynamics and the growing occupancy opportunity in 2026-2027
** Eight of 17 analysts rate stock "strong buy" or "buy", eight "hold" and one "sell"; their median PT is $46.5 - data compiled by LSEG
** As of last close, SLG down 16.8% YTD
(Reporting by Pragyan Kalita in Bengaluru)
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