** Shares of Australia's Tabcorp TAH.AX rise 8.8% to A$0.62, their highest levels since March 28
** Stock set for its strongest trading session since February 20
** Analysts at Jefferies say the gambling firm's strategy update addresses the key investor and industry concerns, especially focusing on optimising and improving retail offering
** Brokerage says retail operations remain TAH's key competitive differentiator and any innovation should be taken positively by market
** TAH's strategy to prioritise optimising performance across individual business unit, rather than relying on capex or opex investment to reclaim historical levels of digital market share appears prudent - Jefferies
** Brokerage has a "buy" rating on co and A$0.77 PT
** TAH stock up 8%, YTD
(Reporting by Rishav Chatterjee in Bengaluru)
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