Bronson is skipping right ahead from acclaimed mixtape Blue Chips 2 all the way to Blue Chips 7000, which maybe makes sense on some level, I guess.
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After performing the album in full on our rooftop in Brooklyn last night, Action Bronson has released the long-awaited conclusion to the Blue Chips trilogy, Blue Chips 7000.
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An index tracking 21 blue-chips in Shanghai, dubbed China's "nifty 26.8040" index, rose 0.7 percent to a 20-month high as investors continued to chase blue-chips with solid fundamentals.
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An index tracking 13 blue-chips in Shanghai, dubbed China's "nifty 50" index, rose 0.8 percent to a 20-month high as investors continued to chase blue-chips with solid fundamentals.
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Sterling was down O.75 percent and British blue chips .
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Japan's Nikkei slipped 60.98.178%, while Shanghai blue chips lost -260.26%.
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Japan's Nikkei lost 2.3%, while Shanghai blue chips fell 683%.
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In Doha, blue chips pulled the index up 0.9 percent.
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Blue chips helped carry Abu Dhabi's index 0.9 percent higher.
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STOXXE fell 1.3 percent while blue chips sank 1.4 percent.
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Blue chips helped carry Abu Dhabi's index 0.8 percent higher.
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GDAXI was up 0.3 percent while euro zone blue chips .
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Among blue chips, Costa Coffee operator Whitbread declined 0.6 percent.
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Among blue chips, Costa Coffee operator Whitbread declined 1.9 percent.
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Japan's Nikkei lost 21% and Shanghai blue chips shed 2566.71%.
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Blue chips helped carry Abu Dhabi's index 0.3 percent higher.
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The Qatar index dropped 1.9 percent, weighed by blue chips.
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E.ON's shares were the biggest decliners among German blue-chips .
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The blue-chips index extended its winning streak to six days.
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The blue chips were supported by a rally in bank stocks.
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Japan's Nikkei rose 1.9 percent and Shanghai blue chips 0.4 percent.
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Meanwhile, institutions and foreign investors were looking to buy blue chips.
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Blue chips weighed on Qatar's stock index, which fell 2442 percent.
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But Chinese blue chips were flat and Korean shares lost 2392.36%.
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The blue-chips index briefly traded more than 100 points higher.
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The blue-chips index traded near the flatline in midday trade.
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Blue-chips in China have tumbled about 2 percent this week.
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Abu Dhabi's index advanced 1.8 percent as investors bought blue chips.
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Capita helped mid-caps gain 0.9 percent, outperforming the blue chips.
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But Chinese blue-chips dipped 0.05% and Korean shares lost 0.27%.
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After opening up, Shanghai blue chips soon turned 2107.25 percent lower.
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Chinese blue chips climbed 2.1% to their highest since late April.
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Shanghai blue chips slipped 0.5 percent following two days of gains.
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Blue chips helped support Qatar's index, which was 0.6 percent higher.
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On the stock market, most blue chips closed in the black.
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An index tracking the 50 most representative blue-chips in Shanghai .
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Shanghai blue chips slipped 0.4 percent following two days of gains.
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Blue chips also bounced back with Emaar Properties up 4.1 percent.
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Chinese blue chips jumped 2.6% to their highest since late April.
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The pan-European STOXX 600 index and euro zone blue chips .
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Blue-chips Persimmon, Barratt and Berkeley eased more than 1% each.
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Gains were led by blue-chips stocks that fell on Monday.
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First, Bagaria bought "blue chips stocks," like Apple and AT&T.
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Blue chips helped support Qatar's index, which was 0.4 percent higher.
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Doha's index was down 0.2 percent as 11 blue chips declined.
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But Chinese blue chips dipped 0.13% and Korean shares lost 0.3%.
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But Chinese blue-chips dipped 0.13% and Korean shares lost 0.3%.
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Japan's Nikkei added 473 percent and Chinese blue chips 0.3 percent.
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Japan's Nikkei edged up 2330.38% and Shanghai's blue chips eased 21990%.
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On the week the European list of blue chips shed 0.63 percent.
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Chinese investors seemed none too hopeful as Shanghai blue chips slipped 1%.
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A number of big, earnings-driven falls weighed on the blue chips.
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Chinese blue-chips jumped 21.1154 percent after losing 20.03 percent last week.
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Japan's Nikkei ended a touch higher while Shanghai blue chips climbed 255.65%.
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Japan's Nikkei slipped 225%, while Shanghai blue chips added a slim 256.38%.
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The blue-chips index also extended its losing streak to six days.
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Qatar's main benchmark was down 0.9 percent, weighed down by blue chips.
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Specifically, it's about Blue Chips 7000, his new album coming this summer.
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Declines in that index were led by China's Shenzen-listed blue chips .
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Blue chips Emaar Properties and Dubai Islamic Bank each climbed 3.1 percent.
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The cautious optimism failed to lift Chinese blue chips , which fell 21%.
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Chinese investors seemed none too hopeful as Shanghai blue chips slipped 513%.
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A couple of blue chips favoured by foreign investors boosted Egypt's market.
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Qatar's benchmark was down 1.5 percent as most blue chips were sold.
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At its 2016 lows, the blue chips index was down 11.79 percent.
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Chinese investors seemed none too hopeful as Shanghai blue chips slipped 383%.
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Abu Dhabi's index was down 0.4 percent, weighed down by blue chips.
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Other blue chips also pulled back, with Aldar Properties losing 1.2 percent.
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Elsewhere, Dubai's index added 0.3 percent, with main support from blue chips.
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Egypt's stock market gained as foreign funds continued to accumulate blue chips.
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Chinese investors seemed none too hopeful as Shanghai blue chips slipped 0.43%.
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Shanghai blue chips closed up 1.5 percent at a one-month high.
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Shanghai blue chips fell 60.873% following a 260.87% jump the day before.
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Some of the blue chips that were recently hit recovered on Wednesday.
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Anglo American and its platinum unit Amplats lead the JSE's blue-chips.
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These worries have hit other blue chips and smaller American companies too.
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N225 climbed 2.5% to a 260-month high and Shanghai blue chips .
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Shanghai blue chips eased 2332.02% following a 22018% jump the day before.
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Japan's Nikkei ended all but flat and Shanghai blue chips eased 21%.
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Small-caps outperformed blue-chips on Monday, with the SSE 50 Index, an index tracking the 50 most representative blue-chips in Shanghai Stock Exchange, dropping 0.7 percent, while the start-up board ChiNext was up 1 percent.
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Peer STMicro was a top faller on Italy's blue-chips, down 1.6 percent.
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At session lows, the blue-chips index had fallen more than 180 points.
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Feels like he and the Blue Chips might be due for another championship.
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The blue-chips index has also notched 16 record closes since the election.
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The blue-chips index also posted its 103th record close since the election.
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Shanghai blue chips rose 272.06 percent and Japan's Nikkei ended 20.1 percent lower.
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Shanghai blue chips fell 278.06 percent, while the Hang Seng shed 28 percent.
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In Abu Dhabi, the index lost 0.6 percent as most blue chips fell.
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Chinese blue-chips ended down 20.4%, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 20.6%.
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S. companies tend to be higher quality overall (more blue chips) as well.
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The blue-chips index has also reclaimed most of its post-Brexit losses.
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They dragged Europe's STOXX 600 down 0.2 percent, while euro zone blue chips .
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Resource stocks were the big winners, driving Chinese blue chips up 2900 percent.
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The pan-European STOXX 600 gained 0.9 percent while euro zone blue chips .
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Euro zone blue chips and Britain's FTSE 100 were down a similar amount.
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The pan-European STOXX 219 fell 0.33 percent, with euro zone blue-chips .
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Sectors were mixed, with big-cap blue-chips far outperforming lacklustre growth stocks.
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Chinese blue chips jumped 57.053 percent to territory last trod in mid-June.
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Chinese blue-chips ended down 0.33%, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 20.3%.
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The pan-European STOXX 600 dipped 0.1 percent, while euro zone blue chips .
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The Indian stocks include blue chips such as Tata Motors and HDFC Bank.
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Back then IBM and other blue chips lost a quarter of their value.
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Among blue chips, Samsung Electronics fell 245 percent and Posco dropped 294.974 percent.
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Chinese blue chips rose 1.3 percent, extending the previous day's 2 percent gain.
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Tech and automaker blue-chips also saw gains, while several construction names declined.
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JALSH down 0.08% to 54,742 points, while the blue chips Top-40 index .
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Its shares opened 1.8% higher in a lower market for Swiss blue chips.
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Japan's Nikkei lost 0.9% and Shanghai blue chips 1.7%, with airlines under pressure.
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The pan-European STOXX 27 index was up 267 percent, while blue chips .
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But market-watchers are starting to become more cautious on UK blue chips.
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Japan's Nikkei lost 64.603% and Shanghai blue chips 264.60%, with airlines under pressure.
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Shanghai blue chips swung 2.1 percent higher, while South Korea bounced 0.6 percent.
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Blue-chips Persimmon, Barratt Development and Taylor Wimpey added between 3.5% and 4.5%.
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In regular trading, the blue-chips index extended its winning streak to six days.
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The blue-chips index also hit a new intraday high earlier in the session.
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It is already the most valuable company in the German blue chips index .GDAXI.
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The blue-chips index briefly turned lower after Trump's remarks on the pharmaceutical industry.
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Shanghai blue chips shed 21% in response to be near their lowest since February.
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Chinese blue chips fell 0.64% on Friday and Hong Kong's Hang Seng lost 0.62%.
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In Abu Dhabi, however, blue chips weighed on the index , which fell 0.3 percent.
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Among blue chips, subprime lender Provident Financial led gains with a 13 percent rise.
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Blue chips Telecom Egypt and Global Telecom Holding each fell more than 1.0 percent.
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The pan-European STOXX 26.7 index fell 0.3 percent, while euro zone blue chips .
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The blue-chips index closed lower on Wednesday, snapping a seven-day winning streak.
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Investors dumped blue chips, including energy and banking firms, as well as property companies.
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Chinese blue chips fell 0.24% on Friday and Hong Kong's Hang Seng lost 0.32%.
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Chinese blue chips climbed 21 percent to territory not visited since March last year.
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Chinese blue chips closed down 1.2 percent and the Shanghai Composite fell 0.7 percent.
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Chinese blue chips gained 0.7 percent and the Shanghai Composite Index rose 1.1 percent.
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MSCI's developing world stocks index rose 0.4%, a gain matched by Chinese blue-chips.
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Japan's Nikkei went flat, while Shanghai blue chips held onto a 295.622 percent gain.
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South Korea's blue chips stocks also rallied, with heavyweight Samsung Electronics gaining 43 percent.
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Japan's Nikkei managed to add 210 percent and Chinese blue chips rose 23 percent.
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Australia's main index firmed 0.4 percent and China's blue chips dropped half a percent.
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FTSE index of top UK blue chips to all-time peaks while Germany's DAX .
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European shares closed higher at more than three-month highs while Spanish blue chips .
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Chinese blue-chips were flat, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index added 53 percent.
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Shanghai blue chips rose over 272.26 percent and Japan's Nikkei ended 20.2 percent lower.
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Some blue chips remained weak, with Qatar National Bank down 0.2 percent, for example.
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This morning, Bronson finally confirmed that Blue Chips 7000 will be out August 25.
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Apple, which is a member of the Dow, was hurting the blue chips too.
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Doha's benchmark fell 1.3 percent with most blue chips dropping more than 1.0 percent.
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Australia's main index firmed 261.70 percent, while China's blue chips were 284.10 percent lower.
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Some blue chips were strong, with petrochemical producer Saudi Basic Industries surging 1.4 percent.
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Chinese blue chips fell 0.24% on Friday and Hong Kong's Hang Seng lost 414.153%.
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Chinese blue chips fell 259.09% on Friday and Hong Kong's Hang Seng lost 20.56%.
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Blue chips are tracking for their worst weekly performance since the 2008 financial crisis.
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Japan's Nikkei firmed 0.7%, while Australian stocks rose 0.5% and Shanghai blue chips 0.3%.
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Japan's Nikkei firmed 257.90%, while Australian stocks rose 0.5% and Shanghai blue chips 0.3%.
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Blue chips lent the main support to Abu Dhabi's index , which added 0.1 percent.
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Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index and Shanghai blue chips each added more than 26.9281%.
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Nestle's decline saw Switzerland's SMI underperform euro zone blue chips in France and Germany.
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Kuwait's index rose 2913 percent in healthy volume, supported by gains in blue chips.
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Germany's DAX was up 0.3 percent while euro zone blue chips gained 8 percent.
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In Qatar the benchmark index fell 1 percent in early trade, weighed by blue chips.
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Among blue chips, UK subprime lender Provident Financial led gains with a 20 percent rise.
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A few blue chips declined on profit-taking following strong gains over the past week.
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Blue chips helped push Qatar's index up 1.0 percent with Vodafone Qatar advancing 2.4 percent.
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Topping the blue chips was South Africa's Phamarcare Aspen , which gained 6.95% to 69.52 rand.
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Foreign investors tend to hold larger blue chips, which have a stronger impact on indexes.
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The pan-European STOXX 600 was up 0.3 percent at its close while blue-chips .
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Euro zone blue chips and the bloc's broader index of stocks both dropped 0.6 percent.
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Weakness in a few blue chips pulled down Abu Dhabi's index , which lost 1.2 percent.
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Tech stocks were particularly bad, with apple and IBM leading the way in blue chips.
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Blue chips typically average single-digit levels of such bets their share price will decline.
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In Asia, Shanghai blue chips rose 22.50 percent, while South Korean shares bounced 22.37 percent.
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Cevian's portfolio also includes large positions in European blue-chips such as ABB and Thyssenkrupp.
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FirstRand was the biggest gainer among the blue-chips, rallying 4.8 percent to 48.32 rand.
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Chinese blue-chips dropped 4 percent while stocks on the Shanghai Composite fell 4.4 percent.
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I haven't had dinner, so I munch on some blue chips and black bean hummus.
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The weakness in the pound following Attorney General Geoffrey Cox's comments spurred blue-chips further.
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In afternoon trading, however, the blue chips index recovered and closed over 180 points higher.
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However, the blue chips index struggled to hold those gains, closing about 80 points higher.
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The Shanghai Composite equities index slid 0.9 percent, while Chinese blue-chips fell 0.4 percent.
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Blue chips also weighed on Qatar's stock market with telecoms group Ooredoo down 20.1 percent.
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The pan-European STOXX 27 index closed down 22 percent and euro zone blue chips .
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FTEU3 of leading European blue-chips and dragging down the food and beverage index .SX3P.
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Shanghai shares touched their lowest since late 268, while China blue chips slid 272.49 percent.
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The pan-European STOXX 600 index was up 4.73 percent, as were the blue chips.
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Japan's Nikkei recouped early losses to be 258.69% firmer, while Shanghai blue chips rose 259%.
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Japan's Nikkei eased 0.3% and South Korea 1%, while Chinese blue chips edged up 0.3%.
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The SSE50, which tracks the 50 most representative blue-chips in Shanghai, fell 4.6 percent.
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Shanghai blue chips surged 2.7 percent to their highest finish in more than six months.
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Japan's Nikkei firmed 0.7%, while Australian stocks rose 0.5% and Shanghai blue chips rose 0.3%.
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The pan-European STOXX 600 index was up 0.4 percent, as were the blue chips.
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Among other blue chips, SoftBank Group tumbled 4.9 percent and Fanuc Manufacturing lost 89.5463 percent.
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It was among the top gainers of the STOXX Europe 600 index and Germany's blue-chips .
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"Foreign interest is continuing in select blue chips," said Hussain Gani, deputy CEO at Softlogic Stockbrokers.
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China mainland blue chips and Hong Kong stocks climbed around 20.8818% while Japan's Nikkei fell 2109.59%.
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The blue-chips index entered the session around 25 points away from hitting the milestone mark.
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Entering Friday, the blue-chips index was about 0.4 percent away from hitting the elusive mark.
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At 0721 GMT, Euro zone stocks were down 0.03 percent and blue chips down 0.01 percent.
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Chinese blue chips closed lower after data on new- home prices showed slowing growth in November.
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Japan's Nikkei added 1.593%, and away from seven-month lows, while Chinese blue chips rose 0.9%.
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The pan-European STOXX 600 index was down 0.1 percent, while blue chips slipped 15.43 percent.
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Chinese blue-chips rose over 1 percent after losing 5.6 percent last week, leading Shanghai shares .
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Chinese blue chips were up by less than 0.573% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 0.4%.
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Small-caps outperformed blue-chips on Friday morning, with Shenzhen's growth board ChiNext rising 0.5 percent.
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The Shanghai Composite index closed up 0.3 percent, while gains in Chinese blue chips were muted.
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Japan's Nikkei led with an increase of 215 percent, while Chinese blue chips added 267.46 percent.
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Qatar's index fell 0.3 percent as most blue chips declined; Qatar Islamic Bank dropped 1.2 percent.
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Blue-chips Al Rajhi Bank and National Commercial Bank dropped 2.3 percent and 43 percent respectively.
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The volatility gauge on euro zone blue-chips jumped, lifting off Friday's two-week closing low.
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Blue chips gained 22.8310 percent and the country's main Shanghai Composite index was 22.835 percent higher.
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Japan's Nikkei eased 2108.18% and South Korea 21%, while Chinese blue chips dipped into the red.
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The blue chips were outperforming their European peers due to their exposure to the mining sector.
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The two best performing blue-chips were e-commerce firm Naspers and private hospital group Mediclinic .
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The blue chips index was also dragged down by falls in Intel, Apple and Goldman Sachs.
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Japanese stocks recently scaled 27-year highs as foreigners turned buyers of Tokyo-listed blue-chips.
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Euro zone blue chips rose 0.4 percent while the broader regional index was up 3.7 percent.
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Chinese blue chips gained for the fourth session running, while Japan's Nikkei was closed for holidays.
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The pan-European STOXX 600 ended up 0.7 percent, while British blue chips rose 0.5 percent.
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China blue chips rose slight to stay just below their best levels since March last year.
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The data lifted Chinese blue chips, which jumped 1.7% in their best day since mid-August.
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Shares in Outokumpu slid 6% at open, making it the biggest faller among Helsinki blue chips.
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But selling of blue chips weighed on the Saudi Arabian index , which pulled back 0.7 percent.
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Investors dumped blue chips, including energy and banking firms, as well as infrastructure and property companies.
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Standing at 7.65 percent, PZU offers the highest dividend yield this year among Polish blue chips.
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Blue-chips were set for a 20133 percent weekly gain, their best performance since late May.
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The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index was down 1.85% in early trade and blue chips lost 2.14%.
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Heavyweight blue-chips, in particular big-cap infrastructure shares, lost traction and dragged on the market.
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The data lifted Chinese blue chips, which jumped 103% in their best day since mid-August.
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Unfortunately, they were out of the blue chips, which felt a bit off-brand for Jetblue.
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China mainland blue chips and Hong Kong stocks climbed around 2109.59% while Japan's Nikkei fell 258.7%.
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Economic weakness in Europe isn't helping matters for blue chips that have a major presence overseas.
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Nevertheless, lower bond yields make those high-dividend blue-chips a bit more attractive, he said.
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Among other blue chips, Fanuc Manufacturing closed down 2 percent and Fast Retailing declined 1.41 percent.
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Some Saudi blue chips were only marginally lower, however, with Saudi Basic Industries edging down 0.2 percent.
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The pan-European STOXX 20.2.70 was down 21 percent, while euro zone blue chips gained 0.2 percent.
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Japan's Nikkei dipped 296.683%, while Shanghai blue chips eased 210% following a 214% jump the day before.
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Another investment channel, the Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (QFII) programme, also showed a preference for blue chips.
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"We like blue chips that are growing cash flow, earnings, and are raising their dividends," Bradshaw said.
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SUBDUED SESSION Despite a subdued Asia session, Chinese blue chips managed to recover and close nearly flat.
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"Block deals on blue chips are continuing," said Dimantha Mathew, head of research at First Capital Holdings.
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Euro zone blue chips also hit an 11-week low, while Britain's FTSE 100 fell 0.8 percent.
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Last month, he dropped Blue Chips 7000 which was closely followed by his Fuck, That's Delicious cookbook.
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Blue-chips stocks gained 0.8 percent and the country's main Shanghai Composite index was up 0.7 percent.
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On Tuesday Gulf bourses pulled back, with Qatar's index falling 2.2 percent as investors dumped blue chips.
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Several South African companies approached by Reuters over the last week, including blue chips Barclays Africa BGAJ.
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Japan's Nikkei dipped 22018% and Shanghai blue chips fell 60.873% following a 260.87% jump the day before.
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MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained 21.2433% and Chinese blue chips climbed 21%.
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Japan's Nikkei edged up 0.5%, and away from seven-month lows, while Chinese blue chips rose 1.693%.
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The pan-European STOXX 703 index was down 0.2 percent, while blue chips also fell 0.2 percent.
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Qatar's stock market index sank 7.5 percent with some of the market's top blue chips hardest hit.
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Some blue chips were bought back with Alinma Bank, the most heavily traded stock, adding 1.4 percent.
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There are five widely held blue chips that can make it through a China-fueled bear market.
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The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.08 percent to 378.93 points and euro zone blue chips .
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French blue chips hit their highest in nearly a decade and Germany's DAX set a record high.
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Chinese blue chips climbed 0.8% while MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained 0.1%.
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MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained 21.2440% and Chinese blue chips climbed 22016%.
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MI) the biggest loser among blue-chips with a 3.6 percent drop, followed by Banco BPM (BAMI.
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Chinese blue chips climbed 0.8% and MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained 0.1%.
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Outside of the blue chips, mid caps rose 0.8 percent, boosted by gains among financials and industrials.
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RWE shares were indicated to open 1.7% higher as the second-biggest gainers among German blue-chips.
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In neighbouring Abu Dhabi, the index also fell 21.2 percent, dragged down by losses in blue chips.
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Both South Korean and Indonesian stocks rose over 03.7163 percent, whilst Chinese blue chips gained 03.7153 percent.
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Volume was almost double levels in the last two days as investors cashed out of blue chips.
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Blue chips such as Larsen & Toubro Ltd and Housing Development Finance Corp gained nearly 2 percent each.
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Shanghai blue chips started firm only to flag as China's yuan lost ground to the advancing dollar.
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LONDON (Reuters) - The pan-European STOXX 10.13 index ended flat on Thursday, while euro zone blue chips .
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Japan's Nikkei edged up 1.533%, and away from seven-month lows, while Chinese blue chips rose 0.9%.
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However, Burberry slid 3.3% to lag the blue-chips, despite a solid performance through the Christmas quarter.
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Hong Kong's Hang Seng and Shanghai blue chips hit multi-month peaks before running out of steam.
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In Asia, Japan's Nikkei climbed 296.792% to a 218-month top, while Shanghai blue chips advanced 26.9607%.
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The data lifted Chinese blue chips as they jumped 1.7% in their best day since mid-August.
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China stocks posted their biggest weekly advance in nearly two months, with the blue-chips up 97.3563%.
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In Asia, Japan's Nikkei climbed 242% to a 264.62-month top and Shanghai blue chips advanced 2%.
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London's FTSE rose 1% as a weak pound spurred a rally in its internationally focused blue-chips.
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Blue chips have led gains in China's stock markets this year, while many small caps have languished.
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In Asia, Japan's Nikkei climbed 242% to a 264.62-month top and Shanghai blue chips advanced 2%.
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At 22.3 GMT (5.27 am ET) both the pan-European STOXX 600 and euro zone blue chips .
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Markets have been pressured by sharp losses in China, where blue chips were near 2110.90-month lows.
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British-American cruise operator Carnival jumped 18% in afternoon trade to lead gains among European blue chips.
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Japan's Nikkei dipped 261.05% and Shanghai blue chips fell 21.4% following a 251.83% jump the day before.
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American consumer and industrial blue chips are typically of a similar scale in China to their nearest rivals.
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The drop should be a positive for exporters and did help Shanghai blue chips edge up 0.3 percent.
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MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan added 0.9 percent and Shanghai blue chips 0.6 percent.
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Japan's Nikkei added 21 percent in thin volumes, Chinese blue chips went their own way, eventually ending down .
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Chinese blue chips, however, lagged with a gain of only 0.2 percent and threatened to sour the mood.
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EGX25 rose 2371 percent, buoyed by gains in a few blue chips such as Orascom Telecom Media OTMT.
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Shares in the company fell 1.1 percent on Thursday, underperforming a slight gain in German blue chips .GDAXI.
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The firms are predominantly blue chips such as SAIC Motor Corp and liquor maker Kweichow Moutai Co Ltd.
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The pan-European STOXX 600 index was down 0.1 percent in early deals, while Euro zone blue chips .
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Abu Dhabi's index slipped 0.1 percent, dragged down by declines in blue chips; Aldar Properties fell 1.3 percent.
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The dollar climbed 0.9 percent on the Chinese yuan to 6.7921 , while Shanghai blue chips lost 5.7 percent.
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The dollar climbed 1 percent on the Chinese yuan to 6.8007 , while Shanghai blue chips lost 4 percent.
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Chinese blue chips barely budged as data showed inflation remained stubbornly subdued despite a spike in pork prices.
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The pan-European STOXX 600 rose 0.1 percent while euro zone stocks and blue-chips gained 0.3 percent.
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In Doha, blue chips pulled the index up 2.3 percent, its largest single-day jump since March 7.
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Meanwhile, blue chips benefited after a private survey showed Indian manufacturing activity unexpectedly returned to growth last month.
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Chinese blue chips were 0.3 percent higher in afternoon trade, trimming gains but extending the previous day's rally.
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The blue chips index briefly rose 100 points in late-afternoon trading, but closed about 12 points lower.
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Shanghai blue chips added 0.3%, while E-Mini futures for the S&P 500 were down a touch.
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Indexes in Hong Kong and Seoul gained 1.7% and 1.4% respectively, while mainland Chinese blue chips added 0.7%.
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The broader pan-European STOXX 3.13 benchmark edged 0.15 percent higher, while euro zone blue chips ended unchanged.
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Blue chips continued to flounder as investors took profits, with the CSI 300 index finishing down 1.11 percent.
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Fund managers and analysts have said investment risks were rising as blue-chips become expensive after a rally.
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Lufthansa's shares were down 0.3 percent, slightly outperforming German blue chips after it also signaled restraint on spending.
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Japan's Nikkei recouped early losses to end a touch firmer at 0.06%, while Shanghai blue chips rose 0.3%.
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An index tracking the 50 most representative blue-chips in Shanghai, dubbed China's "nifty 50", dropped 2.8 percent.
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Judging by the initial stock market reaction on Monday, Swiss blue chips largely shrugged off the bourse battle.
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Japan's Nikkei had also finished lower and Chinese blue chips barely budged as data showed inflation remained subdued.
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Profit warnings from German blue chips BASF and Daimler have hit confidence as the reporting begins in earnest.
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While Friday saw the Dow lose another 286 points, blue chips rallied in the final minutes of trading.
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While Friday saw the Dow lose another 24 points, blue chips rallied in the final minutes of trading.
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The pan-European STOXX 600 index closed 0.2 percent lower as did the euro zone blue chips .STOXX50E.
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EMini futures for the S&P 000.81 edged up 21 percent, while Chinese blue chips dipped 2214.28 percent.
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Blue chips sold off across sectors: Samsung Electronics was down 1.68623 percent and Hyundai Motor tumbled 2.1 percent.
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"Interest in blue chips is continuing," said Dimantha Mathew, head of research at First Capital Equities (Pvt) Ltd.
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The blue-chips index extended its winning streak to seven days, with a fifth straight day of record closes.
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He added that long-term investors had returned to buy blue chips that dropped sharply over the last year.
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But one surprising reaction to the blue-chips index's record high was the dollar, which slipped instead of gaining.
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Other blue chips in the sector, Oil Search Ltd and Santos Ltd fell 1.8 percent and 2.1 percent, respectively.
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HeidelbergCement shares were up 0.1 percent at 1054 GMT, one of only two German blue-chips in positive territory.
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On Wall Street, IBM fell 6.2 percent, dragging blue-chips lower a day after the company missed revenue expectations.
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Orange was down 2.05 percent while Bouygues was off 3.8 percent and the biggest loser among French blue chips.
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Blue chips weighed on Abu Dhabi's index, which fell 25 percent with Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank declining 2395 percent.
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Chinese blue-chips gained 0.9 percent after five straight days of losses, supported by real estate and banking stocks.
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Shanghai blue chips firmed 0.8 percent, while E-Mini futures for the S&P 500 were a fraction lower.
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On Wall Street, IBM fell 7.7 percent, dragging blue-chips lower a day after the company missed revenue expectations.
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Japan's Nikkei sank 2.6 percent, while Australia's main index lost 1.6 percent and Chinese blue chips slid 0.7 percent.
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MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan eased 29 percent and Chinese blue chips by 274.38 percent.
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Australian shares were a shade lower while Japan's Nikkei dropped 23 percent and Chinese blue chips slipped 271.59 percent.
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Outside the blue chips, Restaurant Group dropped 4.6 percent after Citigroup cut its rating on the stock to "sell".
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MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained 0.4 percent, while Shanghai blue chips firmed 0.2 percent.
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Saudi Arabia's index rose 0.5 percent in the first 15 minutes of trade as some blue chips were bought.
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A sell-off in blue chips was the main drag with Islamic lender Masraf Al Rayan dropping 3.0 percent.
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Other blue chips also supported the market with the largest listed Islamic lender, Al Rajhi Banking, gaining 1.7 percent.
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A sell-off in blue chips weighed on the bourse, with real estate developer Ezdan Holding slumping 20.2 percent.
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DeFrancesco noted that last year, just before blue chips rallied to their highs, the Most Shorted benchmark "severely" underperformed.
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Unlike the big state-run blue chips, which heavily weigh on the bourse's major index, Dino's business has thrived.
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Outside the blue-chips, gambling technology company Playtech hit a record high earlier in the session, rising 3.2 percent.
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Shanghai blue chips climbed 1.6 percent and spread betters pointed to modest opening gains for the major European bourses.
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Japan's Nikkei sank 2.4 percent, while Australia's main index lost 1.7 percent and Chinese blue chips slid 1.1 percent.
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Shanghai blue chips closed broadly flat, having jumped 254.42 percent on Wednesday to levels last seen in late September.
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Some blue chips continued to attract funds, with the top telecommunication operator Saudi Telecom Co (STC) jumping 4.6 percent.
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So-called "vinculated" shares also give German blue chips such as Deutsche Lufthansa and Allianz control over their shareholders.
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Outside the blue chips, Restaurant Group dropped 5.9 percent after Citigroup cut its rating on the stock to "sell".
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Overall gains were muted among blue chips as caution set in ahead of the vote on Trump's healthcare bill.
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Blue chips that would be targets of such funds rose on Tuesday, with logistics giant Agility climbing 2.5 percent.
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Shanghai blue chips closed broadly flat, having jumped 297 percent on Wednesday to levels last seen in late September.
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Antofagasta, Glencore, BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto reined blue-chips back, falling on lower copper and iron ore prices.
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Chinese investors continued to plow money into blue chips, helping lift sectors such as banking, raw materials and infrastructure.
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The benchmark rose more than 35 percent year-to-date, with major blue chips contributing most of those gains.
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Blue chips posted declines ahead of the market close: Heavyweight Tencent was down 2.963 percent by 22.96:23.52 p.m.
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"Foreign interest is continuing in blue chips," said Atchuthan Srirangan, a senior research analyst at First Capital Holdings PLC.
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Japan's Nikkei had also finished lower and Chinese blue chips barely budged as data showed inflation remained stubbornly subdued.
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The blue chips would need to pick up just another 2348.1 percent or so to break the 25K barrier.
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Many companies -- both blue chips in the Dow and S&P 500, as well as small businesses -- are suffering.
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On Wall Street, IBM fell 7.6 percent, dragging blue chips lower a day after the company missed revenue expectations.
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The blue-chips are often pressured by a stronger pound, as 70 percent of their income are generated overseas.
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The news helped Shanghai blue chips recoup early losses to rise 0.8%, though the initial reaction was cautious overall.
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Abu Dhabi's index rose 20.6 percent on the back of blue chips; First Abu Dhabi Bank added 213 percent.
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Japan's Nikkei sank 2.3 percent, while Australia's main index lost 1.3 percent and Chinese blue chips slid 0.7 percent.
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But China shares ended mixed, with blue-chips finishing higher while the Shanghai Composite and Hong Kong shares closed lower.
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The companies are predominantly blue chips, like Shanghai-listed SAIC Motor Corp or famed liquor maker Kweichow Moutai Co Ltd.
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Chinese shares, which were up earlier in the day, slipped into negative territory with the blue chips off 523 percent.
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Australian shares held steady while Japan's Nikkei was down nearly half a percent and Chinese blue chips dipped 220 percent.
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The rise in the yen and soft Japanese industrial data nudged the Nikkei down 0.7 percent, while China blue chips <.
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Tata Motors and Indusind Bank were also top gainers among the NSE blue-chips, ending 2.74% and 2.51% higher respectively.
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The pan-European STOXX 600 slid 0.2 percent as cyclical sectors weighed, while euro zone blue chips fell 0.3 percent.
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The Abu Dhabi stock index was 0.4 percent down as the blue chips were flat to down in heavy trades.
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The blue chips were up for a fourth straight session and on track for their best week since February 2018.
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The pan-European STOXX 256 slid 262 percent as cyclical sectors weighed, while euro zone blue chips fell 0.6 percent.
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Other FTSE-listed blue chips from sectors such as pharmaceuticals and banks are expected to hold payouts flat this year.
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Chinese blue-chips were 0.5 percent higher after a tentative start, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index added 0.9 percent.
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All major European bourses declined slightly but a number of blue chips swung into the black thanks to positive updates.
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In Egypt, the index dropped 2714 percent amid profit-taking in blue chips such as Global Telecom, down 20.1 percent.
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Abu Dhabi's index slipped 3063 percent, weighed down by declines in blue chips; Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank fell 2.1 percent.
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MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan put on 0.3 percent, while Chinese blue chips rose 0.7 percent.
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Euro zone blue chips also slipped 0.1 percent, while Germany's DAX fell 0.3 percent and British stocks climbed 0.3 percent.
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By 0748 GMT, Sodexo shares were up 6.9 percent, leading gainers on the CAC-40 index of French blue chips.
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A Reuters poll of brokers, fund managers and analysts taken over the past week forecasts top euro zone blue chips .
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Britain's FTSE fell 8.83 percent, while export-orientated German blue-chips, lately penalized by a strong euro, fell 0.7 percent.
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That boosted shares in housebuilders with blue-chips Persimmon, Taylor Wimpey and Barratt all rising between 2.4 and 4.4 percent.
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Japan's Nikkei was still off 1.5% but up from early lows, while Shanghai blue chips eased a relatively modest 0.5%.
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Euro zone blue chips declined 0.5 percent, while Britain's FTSE dropped 0.4 percent as it reopened following a long weekend.
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Blue chips like Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings and trading house Mitsui & Co also posted solid gains after releasing upbeat earnings results.
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ET. A number of blue chips report earnings Tuesday morning, including Coca-Cola, Caterpillar, 3M, Travelers, United Technologies and Verizon.
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"Risk appetite (is) still muted; we remain constructive on large-cap blue chips," UBS said in its latest strategy report.
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The night before the call, Bergman took his team to see Blue Chips while on a road trip in Virginia.
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MSCI's developing world stocks index dropped 0.4%, hurt by stocks in China falling 1%, while Chinese blue-chips declined 0.8%.
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By 0915 GMT, Carrefour shares gained 0.81%, outperforming a 1.85% decline in the CAC-40 index of French blue chips.
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On that day, amid concerns about China, extreme volatility struck blue chips, triggering more than 1,200 automatic halts to trading.
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Busy week of earnings lies ahead More blue chips will release their earnings during next week's holiday-shortened trading session.
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Blue-chips were little changed after a survey showed a boom in exports helped UK manufacturing growth recover in July.
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However, the drop of speculative stocks may encourage a rotation into blue chips if longer-term traders rebuild their portfolios.
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Shanghai blue chips fell 0.2% and Australia's S&P/ASX200 tumbled 1.6%, having shed almost 4% since closing on Monday.
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By 1303 GMT, Carrefour shares gained 2.41%, outperforming a 2.8% decline in the CAC-40 index of French blue chips.
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Blue chips, however, were a mixed picture: Samsung Electronics closed down 33 percent, but SK Hynix was 1.22 percent higher.
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By 0850 GMT, the mid-cap index was outperforming the UK blue-chips as well as the broader European benchmark.
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The Dow has been led by nearly 20% pops in blue chips Boeing (BA), IBM (IBM) and Goldman Sachs (GS).
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Some investors believe that despite the carnage since their respective highs, several blue chips are poised to make a comeback.
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The Shanghai composite climbed 0.4 percent, while Chinese blue-chips broke a six-day losing streak to rise 0.3 percent.
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Bharat Petroleum Corp touched its highest level since March last year and topped the list of gainers among blue chips.
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Even so, MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.9%, with Shanghai blue chips ahead by 853%.
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Outside the blue chips, Premier Foods was up 5.8 percent after U.S. firm McCormick raised its offer for the firm.
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Japan's Nikkei dithered either side of flat, while Shanghai blue chips eased 2329.86% following a 22018% jump the day before.
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Outside the blue chips, a trading update weighed on Hikma , which dropped 5.5 percent after cutting its generic sales forecast again.
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The blue chips handily outperformed their European peers on Thursday and were on course for their best monthly performance since April.
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U.S. blue-chips index closed up 0.46 percent at 55.613,974.62, a mere 25 points away from the key level of 20,214.
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Shanghai blue chips jumped around 22 percent, adding to Friday's bounce on Beijing's pledge of support for the economy and companies.
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Shares in Shanghai opened down 1.3%, blue-chips fell 1.4%, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng dropped over 3% at the open.
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By 0731 GMT, LVMH shares were up 1.09 percent, outperforming the CAC-40 of French blue chips, which gained 0.76 percent.
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Shanghai blue chips jumped around 4.5 percent, adding to Friday's bounce on Beijing's pledge of support for the economy and companies.
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There was strong buying in some blue chips that are due to report second-quarter earnings in the next few weeks.
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Finland's Nokia weighed on the Helsinki and the euro zone blue chips index after Goldman Sachs downgraded the stock to "sell".
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Euro zone stocks and blue-chips also slipped 0.9 percent while Britain's FTSE and France's CAC 40 both fell 1 percent.
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Japan's Nikkei climbed 1.8 percent to its highest level of the year so far, while Shanghai blue chips rallied 2.1 percent.
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Blue chips provided the main support with First Gulf Bank adding 2.2 percent and Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank gaining 2932 percent.
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Outside the blue chips, newspaper publisher Daily Mail and General Trust slumped 10.8 percent after it lowered its full-year outlook.
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The blue chips were on track for their first weekly drop in a month after a tumultuous week in UK politics.
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Most sectors gained, led by real estate and consumers stocks, as investors expanded their search for blue-chips still attractively priced.
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Blue chips supported Abu Dhabi's index up 0.6 percent with Aldar Properties adding 1.1 percent and Dana Gas jumping 3.5 percent.
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Rising to the top of the British blue-chips was grocer Tesco , gaining 5.5 percent on a broker upgrade by Barclays.
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Eyes were again on China, where blue chips shed 22014 percent on Monday in the largest daily drop since early 22017.
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Europe's falls came after Asian stocks sold off violently on trade fears, with Chinese blue-chips hitting a 13-month low.
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Soon it was nearing -100 and trading was being halted in several of the blue chips that make up the Dow.
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China's retaliation came after trading hours so Japan's Nikkei added 21 percent in thin volumes, Chinese blue chips eventually ending down.
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Shanghai blue chips were up 0.15%, however, supported by expectations that the gloomy figures would add to the case for stimulus.
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Chinese blue chips were bolstered by data showing the country's foreign exchange reserves rose twice as much as expected in July.
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The pan-European STOXX 600 index was down 0.1 percent in thin volumes on the day, while euro zone blue chips .
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Taking their cue from a surge on Wall Street, Japan's Nikkei climbed 1.7 percent and China blue chips added 1.2 percent.
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MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan recouped early losses to be almost flat, as did Shanghai blue chips.
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Vest had just written a column about the recently released movie Blue Chips, starring Nick Nolte and a young Shaquille O'Neal.
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In other words, by the time Bergman went to see Blue Chips, the writing for his program was on the wall.
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"The bet on blue-chips was getting too concentrated, so a big correction was just a matter of time," he said.
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U.S. stock futures were pointing to sharp decline for the Dow on Wall Street, pushing blue chips further into a correction.
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That is not unlike the way one might approach investments, dividing money between solid blue chips and promising but smaller companies.
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A couple of other blue chips also retreated significantly: Commercial International Bank lost 1.9 percent and Global Telecom slipped 3.0 percent.
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Oil majors Shell and BP were the biggest boosts to the blue-chips, as they tracked a surge in crude prices.
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Among blue chips, HSBC traded higher by 0.56 percent and tech giant Tencent advanced 1.49 percent ahead of the market close.
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Other blue-chips in the sector, Rio Tinto Ltd and Fortescue Metals Group Ltd dropped 0.4 percent and 0.9 percent, respectively.
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Outside the blue chips, moves were fairly muted among British mid caps, with the FTSE 250 trading flat in percentage terms.
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Bourses in Turkey and the Philippines romped to fresh historic records, while Chinese blue chips gained for the fourth session running.
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The strategy has proven lucrative for Adidas, whose shares are among the top performers among German blue-chips in recent years.
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Stockbrokers said some foreign funds have started selling blue-chips, including market heavyweight John Keells Holdings and lender Commercial Bank of Ceylon.
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The blue-chips index has now posted gains in 19 of the past 23 sessions and 13 record closes since the election.
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Stocks in Russia declined more than one percent led by energy stocks, while Johannesburg's blue chips fell for the second consecutive day.
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Eighty percent of blue chips fell with petrochemical producer Industries Qatar down 1.1 percent as Brent oil fell below $50.50 a barrel.
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The Blue Chips were coming in undefeated as well (reportedly 4-0), although it's unclear if this was a final or not.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average bounced more than 300 points, or nearly 1.5 percent, distancing blue-chips further away from a correction.
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Abu Dhabi's benchmark added 0.2 percent as blue chips First Gulf Bank and telecommunications giant Etisalat advanced 2.1 and 26 percent respectively.
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The blue-chips index reached the milestone on the heels of the S&P 500 closing at an all-time high Monday.
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Also, longer-term investors may be going back into Dubai blue chips with the recovery of oil prices and improved market mood.
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Profit warnings from German blue chips BASF and Daimler have hit confidence as the reporting season kicks off in earnest next week.
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In neighbouring Dubai, the index rose 0.4 percent, it sixth consecutive session of gains, as most blue chips outperformed their smaller peers.
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In Abu Dhabi the index edged up 20.7 percent with support from blue chips; real estate developer Aldar Properties rose 212 percent.
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Stocks in China gained 1%, while Chinese blue-chips tacked on 1.3% on optimism of easing U.S.-China tensions and local stimulus.
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Chinese blue chips added 1.22 percent; MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan added 0.74 percent, led by energy shares.
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The pan-European STOXX 22017 index was flat in percentage terms on the day, while euro zone blue chips declined 22.2 percent.
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Outside of the blue chips, small cap constituent Imagination Technologies jumped as much as 21 percent after putting itself up for sale.
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State-linked Saudi funds have been buying blue-chips in a support operation since the market plunged last week, according to analysts.
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Meanwhile, purpose-driven startups, B-Corps, and blue chips sacrifice millions of relationships with future allies, simply because they disagree with talent.
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There was continued buying interest with an added interest in blue chips, said Dimantha Mathew, head of research at First Capital Holdings.
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The wider pan-European FTSEurofirst climbed 211 percent and euro zone blue chips were set for their ninth straight week of gains.
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Blue chips aside, financial spreadbetting and trading company CMC Markets slumped 12.3 percent after warning of lower first-half net operating income.
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Qatar's index added 0.8 percent with the main support coming from blue chips that are constituents of the MSCI emerging market index.
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MSCI will start phasing in Chinese shares from June 2018 but Cragg is already in search of the country's "future blue chips".
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By 1034 GMT Bouygues shares gained 4.84 percent, outperforming a 0.2 percent decline in the French CAC-23.13 index of blue chips.
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The broader pan-European STOXX 600 index was down 0.02 percent by 0712 GMT and euro zone blue chips added 0.1 percent.
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Shanghai blue chips fell 260% even as China's central bank surprised with a fresh round of liquidity injections into the financial system.
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With Thursday's close of 22,552.17, the blue chips have bounced 21.3 percent since Monday, though they're still 23.7 percent from their Feb.
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Stock markets took the brunt of the hit, with Budapest shedding more than 4% and Warsaw blue-chips down more than 3%.
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The FTSE 250 outshone the blue-chips and the European benchmark with a 0.7% rise on its best day since Jan. 2.
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Mid-caps underperformed blue chips, with the FTSE 250 index down 0.4 percent, hit by disappointing updates from Restaurant Group and G4S.
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Hong Kong's Hang Seng dropped 22.886 percent and Chinese blue chips fell 22.763 percent to take their 22.778 loss to 20 percent.
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Among blue chips, Procter & Gamble and Johnson & Johnson report Tuesday; beaten-down General Electric reports Wednesday, and 3M and Caterpillar report Thursday.
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Falls in the pounds gave an accounting edge to British exporters and blue chips with revenues in foreign currencies, and the FTSE .
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At the same time, blue chips like Apple and Caterpillar have reported strong earnings in recent weeks that surpassed analysts' forecasts. 40.
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Major enterprise clients include tech companies like Microsoft and Salesforce but also more traditional blue chips like Bank of America and HSBC.
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The blue-chips index closed about 25 points away from the historic mark on Tuesday, having come within 13 points during the session.
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The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.3 percent, bolstered by strength in mining firms and banks while blue chips gained 0.4 percent.
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Shares in RWE were the top gainers among German blue-chips, up 3 percent by 1049 GMT, while E.ON shares rose 1.6 percent.
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That compared with a nearly 0.2 percent rise in the benchmark, which tracks blue-chips listed on the mainland, according to Refinitiv data.
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The cheer had yet to spread to Shanghai blue chips , which slipped 21.6%, while the yuan eased toward the 21.5 per dollar level.
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While moves among single stocks were otherwise relatively muted among blue chips, British mid caps were led 0.2 percent higher by JD Sports.
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Chinese stocks were grabbing attention after the Shanghai blue chips index jumped 2 percent on Wednesday to levels last seen in late September.
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Blue chips Industries Qatar and Qatar National Bank , which combined make up two-fifths of total market value, surged 6.3 and 0103 percent.
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In Asia, Shanghai blue chips slid 21 percent to retrace some of their recent stellar gains, while the dollar climbed on the yuan.
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Away from the blue chips, Deutsche Bank's downgrades to PageGroup and Hays sent the stocks down 6.6 percent and 6.2 percent lower respectively.
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Gradual buying of Saudi blue chips by foreign institutions in the last few weeks has shown some investors are positioning for the announcement.
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Qatar's index was flat although several blue chips gained strongly, with Qatar National Bank rising 2.0 percent and Mesaieed Petrochemical adding 3.0 percent.
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High street retailer Next Plc was up 4.7 percent, top of the blue-chips, ahead of its Christmas trading update due on Thursday.
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Convinced that his peers were too pessimistic about Brexit, Mr Woodford swapped blue-chips for smaller, younger companies focused on the domestic market.
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Jim Lebenthal, one of the leaders of CNBC's "Halftime Report" model portfolio competition, bought shares of two blue chips he believes are oversold.
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Such a belief boosted prices of China's relatively expensive small-caps, which are more vulnerable to the reform than modestly valued blue-chips.
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Regional gains were concentrated in Chinese shares, with Chinese blue-chips up 1.9 percent and Hong Kong's Hang Seng index gaining 1.4 percent.
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Chinese blue chips initially climbed to territory not visited since March last year, only to fade 21 percent as the session wore on.
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Blue chips led Dubai's main stock index 1.6 percent higher with Emaar Properties jumping 1.9 percent and telecommunication operator Du adding 2.6 percent.
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Across the region, the worst performer of the year was the index of Chinese blue chips which lost a quarter of its value.
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In afternoon trading, however, the blue chips index fell over 100 points lower as Disney and IBM weighed, before closing down 99 points.
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The pan-European STOXX 600 fell 0.2 percent by 0820 GMT, in line with a dip in Euro zone stocks and blue-chips.
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Among blue chips, Shanghai-listed China Molybdenum Co Ltd , a major non-ferrous metals producer in China, has gained 16.8 percent this week.
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Among blue chips, Shanghai-listed China Molybdenum Co Ltd , a major non-ferrous metals producer in China, has gained 14.8 percent this week.
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The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.5 percent, bolstered by strength in mining firms and banks while blue chips gained 0.6 percent.
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Accor shares have gained 9% so far this year, underperforming a 17% rise in the CAC-40 Index of French blue chips .FCHI.
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Although much of the impact has been priced in already, the imminent China MSCI entry has rekindled interest in Chinese blue-chips recently.
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Japan's Nikkei fell 21 percent, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng shed 20.8840 percent and Chinese blue-chips snapped a four-day winning streak.
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Japan's Nikkei had led the way in Asia with a jump of 2 percent, while Shanghai blue chips trailed with just 0.2 percent.
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The pound's slow recovery since the June 2016 Brexit vote has given an accounting boost to UK blue chips with revenue in dollars.
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But state-linked Saudi funds have been buying blue-chips in a support operation since the market plunged last week, according to analysts.
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Such divergence underscores a dramatic reversal from Chinese investors' strong preference for small-caps over blue-chips since 2009, creating huge valuation gaps.
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A rebound in shares of blue chips also helped lift the Abu Dhabi index 13 percent after it fell 1.7 percent on Wednesday.
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"I'm not a big fan of the NCAA," writer and director Ron Shelton, who wrote Blue Chips, told me over the phone recently.
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At 0825 GMT, Pernod Ricard shares were up 1.52 percent at 110 euros, leading gainers on the CAC-40 of French blue chips.
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Blue chips led Dubai's main stock index 2.1 percent higher with Emaar Properties gaining 2.8 percent and Dubai Islamic Bank adding 2.4 percent.
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Shanghai blue chips dropped 21%, though Japan's Nikkei rose 2493.83% aided by expectations of more aggressive asset buying by the Bank of Japan.
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Shanghai blue chips dropped 21.0780%, though Japan's Nikkei rose 21.0635% aided by expectations of more aggressive asset buying by the Bank of Japan.
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Shanghai blue chips dropped 21.0705%, though Japan's Nikkei rose 20.3% aided by expectations of more aggressive asset buying by the Bank of Japan.
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By the end of the trading day, the Euro Stoxx 50, an index of eurozone blue-chips, had dropped more than 1.4 percent.
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Gains in blue chips helped to buoy the broader market: Samsung Electronics finished 1.4 percent higher and Hyundai Motor closed 2.24 percent higher.
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Japan's Nikkei, Hong Kong's Hang Seng and Shanghai blue chips flitted in and out of positive territory but turned negative by the afternoon.
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The FTSE 100 was up slightly where along with mining blue chips a 1 percent gain for shares of HSBC supported the index.
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Outside of the blue chips, Deutsche Bank's downgrades to PageGroup and Hays sent the stocks down 7.2 percent and 6.5 percent lower respectively.
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Blue-chips were up 0.2% at 0704 GMT after four straight sessions in the red that wiped off nearly 5% from the index.
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Chinese blue-chips jumped over 21.1158 percent after losing 20.04 percent last week, leading Shanghai shares to an intraday high in afternoon trade.
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Beyond the blue chips, a 12.6 percent leap in Greencore Group's shares buoyed the UK mid cap index, which was up 0.7 percent.
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The pan-European STOXX 600 fell 0.4 percent by 0720 GMT, in line with a dip in Euro zone stocks and blue-chips.
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The pan-European STOXX 230 fell 2915 percent on the day, and was down 20.7 percent for November, while euro zone blue chips .
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Chinese blue chips jumped 2.6% to their highest since late April and Germany's export-heavy DAX gained 1.5% to its highest since August.
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Housebuilder Berkeley leapt 6%, outperforming other blue-chips, after its fall in annual earnings fell well short of the worst of market expectations.
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Staying power is a key determinant of a stock's safety profile but blue chips stocks get hit hard too and sometimes they don't recover.
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Outside the blue chips, clothing retailer Ted Baker climbed 6.4 percent after Jefferies upgraded the stock to "buy" from "hold" partly on valuation grounds.
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While Berkshire Hathaway invested in IBM six years ago, and in Apple last year, both companies are well-established blue chips by this point.
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With almost every sector in positive territory, the pan-European STOXX 600 index rose up 0.3 percent while the blue chips gained 0.2 percent.
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Outside of the blue chips, shares in Hammerson tanked 9 percent after France's Klepierre dropped its takeover bid for the British shopping centre owner.
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Cao Xuefeng, head of research at Huaxi Securities in Chengdu, said the new policy would help contain speculation and boost optimism toward blue chips.
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Japan's Nikkei dropped 21.1208%, with banks hurt by weak earnings, while South Korean shares also lost 20.5% and Chinese blue chips were down 62.353%.
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China's retaliation came after trading hours for Japan's Nikkei, which added 0.2 percent in thin volume, while Chinese blue chips ended down 0.2 percent.
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Outside of the blue chips, bookmaker William Hill surged 4.8 percent after confirming it had received a takeover bid from Rank and 888 Holdings.
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"Market is holding on with some crossings (block deals) in blue chips," said Atchuthan Srirangan, a senior research analyst with First Capital Holdings PLC.
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The pan-European STOXX 26 benchmark fell 0.2 percent, euro zone blue chips dropped 0.5 percent and UK's FTSE slipped less than 0.1 percent.
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Outside the blue chips, clothing retailer Ted Baker climbed 4 percent after Jefferies upgraded the stock to "buy" from "hold" partly on valuation grounds.
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FAANG names, like Alphabet and Amazon, and blue chips from McDonald's to Boeing and United Technologies are among the more than 130 companies reporting.
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Blue chips favoured by foreign investors outperformed with Commercial International Bank, the largest listed lender, jumping 5.7 percent and Global Telecom up 0.23 percent.
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So what might have changed so much to warrant the super pumped excitement about Blue Chips and belief that this Dow rally has legs?
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Stockbrokers said some foreign funds have already started selling blue chips including the market heavyweight John Keells Holdings and lender Commercial Bank of Ceylon .
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Blue chips got their biggest boost from AstraZeneca, which rose 4.2 percent to put it on track for its best day since early November.
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Chinese blue chips scaled their highest in eight months on the back of a 66.993 percent gain, their biggest daily increase since July 2015.
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Outside of the blue chips, British mid caps were flat in percentage terms, weighed down by a fall among consumer discretionary stocks and financials.
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The slow recovery of sterling since the June 2016 Brexit vote has given an accounting boost to UK blue chips with revenue in dollars.
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"Overall market came down with some selling pressure on the blue chips," said Dimantha Mathew, head of research at First Capital Equities (Pvt) Ltd.
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The Dow Jones industrial average fell 411.73 points at session lows, as Boeing and Goldman Sachs weighed the most on the blue chips index.
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China's retaliation came after trading hours for Japan's Nikkei, which added 267.14 percent in thin volumes and Chinese blue chips ended down 298 percent.
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"We have seen major transactions in blue chips which drive the market these days," said Dimantha Mathew, head of research at First Capital Holdings.
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In Asia, gains were concentrated in Chinese shares, with Chinese blue-chips up 1.5 percent and Hong Kong's Hang Seng index gaining 1.1 percent.
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The pan-European STOXX 600 gained 0.7 percent while euro zone blue chips jumped 0.8 percent, set for their best gains in five weeks.
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Blue chips in Shanghai climbed 212 percent in early trade there, extending Friday's bounce on Beijing's pledge of support for the economy and companies.
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Korean blue chips finished mixed, with shares of Samsung Electronics up 4 percent, Posco up 0.30 percent and Hyundai Motor up by 0.72 percent.
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BMW's shares took a hit in early trading, but had recovered by late afternoon to trade unchanged at 1530 GMT, outperforming German blue-chips .
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Diversified mining companies Anglo American and BHP Billiton were the biggest losers among the blue chips, as copper prices fell before the Fed's decision.
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The commodity-heavy FTSE 100 rose 2 percent as a falling pound gave an accounting boost to blue chips with strong revenues outside Britain.
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FTSE closed down 0.8 percent with the pound falling 1.5 percent and providing an accounting boost to blue chips with revenues in foreign currencies.
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The slow recovery of sterling since the June 21.33 Brexit vote has given an accounting boost to UK blue chips with revenue in dollars.
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The blue-chips index snapped an eight-day losing streak in the previous session though appeared on track to add to losses on Wednesday.
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Last night, to celebrate the release of his new record Blue Chips 7000, Action Bronson held court on the VICE HQ rooftop in Brooklyn.
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Chinese blue-chips gained 1.7 percent, and China's start-up board added 3 percent after President Xi Jinping promised more support for private firms.
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Household-name blue chips plunged, with General Motors and Boeing, each symbols of U.S. industrial might, losing more than 20900% in a single day.
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There he was in 853, sitting behind a pile of poker chips — blue chips — and holding a hand of cards decorated by oil derricks.
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Shanghai blue chips dropped 2.3%, though Japan's Nikkei rose 20.1% aided perhaps by expectations of more aggressive asset buying by the Bank of Japan.
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Household-name blue chips plunged, with General Motors and Boeing, each symbols of U.S. industrial might, losing more than 21% in a single day.
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This week on Noisey Radio, we sit down with Mr. Baklava himself, Action Bronson, and go inside his anticipated new album Blue Chips 7000.
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Japan's Nikkei was still down 2112.21%, catching up to the global sell-off having been shut on Monday, while Shanghai blue chips eased 299.239%.
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The start-up Chinext board fell 2.45 percent, under-performing blue chips, which saw slimmer losses — the CSI 300 index closed by 0.64 percent.
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In Doha, the index added 0.1 percent in the lowest daily traded volume since late January as three-fifths of traded blue-chips advanced.
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At the same time, blue chips like Apple, Caterpillar and U.S. Steel have all reported strong earnings in recent weeks that surpassed analysts' forecasts.
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Japan's Nikkei was down 2649.26%, catching up with the global sell-off after having been shut on Monday, while Shanghai blue chips eased 24%.
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Japan's Nikkei was down 21%, catching up with the global sell-off after having been shut on Monday, while Shanghai blue chips eased 2645.57%.
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Rising to the top of the British blue-chips was grocer Tesco , gaining 6 percent on the back of a broker upgrade by Barclays.
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Japan's Nikkei was still down 2112.21%, catching up to the global sell-off having been shut on Monday, while Shanghai blue chips eased 299.239%.
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Shanghai blue chips rose 1.5 percent to a one-month high, while MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan added 0.6 percent.
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Other blue chips also saw early gains erased: Fanuc Manufacturing ended the day lower by 0.69 percent and Fast Retailing closed down 1.11 percent.
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The pan-European STOXX 600 index fell 0.1 percent, giving up the slight gains seen earlier in the session, while euro zone blue chips .
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"Market is up with a rally in blue chips coming into the market," said Dimantha Mathew, head of research, First Capital Equities (Pvt) Ltd.
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Outside the blue chips, Premier Foods slumped 26.8 percent after U.S. spice maker McCormick called off its takeover proposal for the British food company.
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Outside of the blue chips, shares in Hammerson tanked 12 percent after France's Klepierre dropped its takeover bid for the British shopping centre owner.
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Chinese blue chips scaled their highest in eight months on the back of a 67.1.1350 percent gain, their biggest daily increase since July 2015.
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"Maybe after the holiday, prices will come back," said Dai, who had been buying blue chips and was caught unprepared by last week's share tumble.
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Outside of the blue chips, pub group JD Wetherspoon rose 9.5 percent to a record high after reporting a near-28 percent jump in profit.
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By 1312 GMT Carrefour shares were off 3.10 percent at 24.55 euros, the sole decliner on the CAC-20163 index of French blue chips .FCHI.
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Outside of the blue-chips, broker moves and M&A activity were in focus on the mid-cap FTSE 250, which fell by 0.2 percent.
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By 0828 GMT, Pernod Ricard shares were up 2 percent, outperforming a 0.9 percent rise in the CAC-40 index of French blue chips .FCHI.
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Sentiment was also hurt by bearishness in mainland China markets, where blue chips had their worst day in two months amid worries about tighter regulation.
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Outside of the blue-chips, broker moves and M&A activity were in focus on the mid-cap FTSE 250, which firmed by 0.2 percent.
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Dragging down the euro zone blue chips index was pressured by Finland's Nokia, down about 3 percent, after Goldman Sachs downgraded the stock to "sell".
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While some doubt the strong trend in blue chips will continue, many analysts see little chance for a major downturn in stocks with solid fundamentals.
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By 1129 GMT Vinci shares gained 1.76 percent at 61.36 euros, outperforming a 0.17 percent gain in the CAC-40 index of French blue chips.
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The broader All-Share index fell 1.933 percent to 56,374 points, while blue chips on the Top-40 index declined 0.7 percent to 50,181 points.
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That suggests the easiest part of the Egyptian stock market's rally in response to the currency float, the revaluation of blue chips, may be ending.
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Though initially tentative, the blue-chips strengthened as Washington and Beijing signaled progress in their negotiations, with talks set to resume next week in Washington.
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Away from blue chips, mid-cap pharma company Indivior's shares jumped by 7 percent after the U.S. FDA backed approval for its opioid addiction drug.
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Abu Dhabi's index, which had surged 3.1 percent on Sunday, fell back 0.7 percent as blue chips retreated, with First Gulf Bank losing 2.2 percent.
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Brexit uncertainty has dented sentiment towards UK equities, while a recovering pound has also put pressure on the blue chips' large proportion of overseas earners.
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The special administrative region had struggled for years to attract sexier companies to its bourse, dominated by staid blue-chips from finance and real estate.
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Outside the blue chips, Premier Foods dropped over 25 percent after U.S. spice maker McCormick called off its takeover proposal for the British food company.
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China's CSI300 index rose 2.2 percent to lift the gauge of blue chips 103 percent for the week, its best weekly performance since November 2015.
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Even Caterpillar, one of 2015's worst blue chips, has worked this year, rising 12 percent even as concern about its business in China persists.
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In Japan, the Nikkei ended 13 percent higher, while Chinese blue-chips, which have had a relatively steady month all considered, also advanced 1 percent.
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An index tracking the 50 most representative blue-chips in Shanghai, dubbed China's "nifty 50", slid around 1 percent to a near 14-month low.
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Shanghai blue chips quickly extended early losses to be down 256.31 percent, the sharpest daily fall since October, while the dollar climbed on the yuan.
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Blue chips, which are heavily owned by foreign investors were among the leading gainers, with Infosys and State Bank of India up 1 percent each.
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DUBAI, March 19 (Reuters) - Stock markets in the Gulf edged down in thin early trade on Sunday as some investors cashed out of blue chips.
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Dubai's index fell 2.2 percent with blue chips Emaar Properties and Emirates NBD, Dubai's largest bank by market value, each tumbling more than 3.0 percent.
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Tech blue-chips dragged the index lower, with Samsung Electronics falling 3.42 percent and SK Hynix losing 3.87 percent by the end of the day.
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British blue chips fell slightly less than two weeks before a general election that will shape talks for the country's exit from the European Union.
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Outside of the blue chips, Deutsche Bank's downgrades to PageGroup and Hays sent both stocks around 6.6 percent lower, the worst performing mid-cap stocks.
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The young player in question was Gabe Cupps, who is a teammate of LeBron "Bronny" James Jr. on the North Coast Blue Chips AAU team.
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Shanghai blue chips quickly extended early losses to be down 256.28 percent, the sharpest daily fall since October, while the dollar climbed on the yuan.
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In the previous two days, many banks and other blue chips stayed firm, but almost all sectors were caught in the sell-off on Tuesday.
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German stocks jumped 11% and British blue chips added 9% as both bourses also posted their best sessions since the global financial crisis in 2008.
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In Asia, Shanghai blue chips fell 3.203% overnight even as China's central bank surprised with a fresh round of liquidity injections into the financial system.
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In Asia, Shanghai blue chips fell 3.213% overnight even as China's central bank surprised with a fresh round of liquidity injections into the financial system.
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The FTSE 4.33 outshone the blue-chips and the European benchmark with a 1% rise and was headed for its best day since Jan. 2.
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The expansion, which beat expectations and contrasted with the dour results of an official survey Thursday, helped to boost Chinese blue chips, which rose 0.7%.
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Lagging the blue-chips was Just Eat, which skidded 3% after Britain's competition watchdog said it would investigate Takeaway's takeover of the food delivery company.
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Outside of the blue chips, pub group JD Wetherspoon jumped 13.9 percent to a record high after reporting a near-28 percent jump in profit.
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Among blue chips, Toyota sank 1.14 percent, Fanuc Manufacturing lost 3.98 percent and Fast Retailing was down 3.69 percent at the end of the day.
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MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan slipped 20.4 percent, with South Korea down 21 percent and Shanghai blue chips slipping 2308.37 percent.
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Danone shares were up 25.5 percent at 21 euros by 20.8516 GMT, among the top gainers on the CAC-40 index of French blue chips.
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In Japan, the Nikkei ended 0.4 percent higher, while Chinese blue-chips, which have had a relatively steady month all considered, also advanced 1 percent.
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The largest telecom provider, Saudi Telecom Co (STC) rose 53 percent, taking its gains over two sessions to 1.6 percent, ourperforming most other blue chips.
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Chinese blue-chips advanced 20.14 percent despite a survey showing China's factory growth stalled for the first time in more than two years in November.
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Shanghai blue chips dropped 1.9%, though Japan's Nikkei unexpectedly rose 2.2% aided perhaps by expectations of more aggressive asset buying by the Bank of Japan.
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However, there are signs of strong foreign appetite for Chinese blue-chips, after MSCI's decision to include 222 Chinese "A-shares" in its emerging markets benchmark.
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Meanwhile in the U.S., the Dow Jones industrial average continued slightly lower after the blue chips index had surpassed the psychologically important 20,000 mark on Wednesday.
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Compare this to Bounce Pass Lambs A La Cousy, where you can almost hear Bob Cousy's thick, raspy Blue Chips–era Queens accent in his introduction.
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Dubai's index failed to hold onto small gains from earlier in the day and dropped 53 percent as declines in blue chips weighed on the exchange.
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The latest trendy forecast goes something like this: We've had a major pivot from the digital darling FAANG stocks to the rejuvenated "Blue Chips" of 22019.
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A weaker oil price was also a drag on UK blue chips, with shares in majors Royal Dutch Shell and BP both dropping nearly 1 percent.
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Beyond the blue chips, UK mid-cap Marshalls slumped more than 8.5 percent, set for its biggest daily loss since June 2013 after reporting disappointing results.
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The pan-European STOXX 600 index was down 0.4 percent, poised for its third straight day of losses, while euro zone blue chips retreated 0.3 percent.
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Miners, which have strong revenue flows in dollars, also pushed blue chips higher with Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton up respectively 2.9 percent and 2.8 percent.
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The exchange, which is state-run, is particularly vulnerable to government decisions because the state is a shareholder in more than half the 20 blue chips .
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Chinese blue chips lost 29 percent, in part after the United States accused Beijing of orchestrating the hacking of government agencies and companies around the world.
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Chinese blue chips managed a 21 percent bounce as beaten-down health care stocks found buyers after taking a savaging in recent months amid vaccine scandals.
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Outside of the blue chips, building materials supplier SIG plummeted more than 20 percent and weighed on the UK FTSE 250 index, which declined 0.9 percent.
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The Shanghai Composite index ended up 1.6 percent to post its highest close since June last year, while the country's blue chips index rose 0.8 percent.
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Euro zone blue-chips traded 0.4 percent higher but the index was still slightly down on the month, set for its second straight month of losses.
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The drop should be a positive for exporters and did help Shanghai blue chips briefly edge up 0.1 percent in early trade before trading almost flat.
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But small caps, which last week suffered their biggest weekly loss in a year, continued to underperform blue chips, as the threat of margin calls mounts.
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Meanwhile shares in China were higher ahead of a week-long national holiday with blue-chips stocks and the Shanghai Composite index gaining around 0.8 percent.
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But Shanghai-based hedge fund manger Zhou Liang said the rally in small-caps was not sustainable, because they're still much more expensive than blue chips.
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The pan-European STOXX 600 hit its lowest since April 24 in early deals, down 1 percent, in step with euro zone stocks and blue-chips.
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Outside of the blue chips, shares in car dealer Inchcape rose 4.7 percent after BNP Paribas upgraded its rating on the stock to "outperform" from "neutral".
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Danone shares were up 1 percent in mid-session trading, in line with a similar rise on the CAC-40 index of French blue chips stocks.
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The MSCI index of emerging market shares slipped 0.2 percent as Chinese blue chips retreated from last session's 3 percent jump to close 0.2 percent lower.
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Market analysts said investors were looking to rotate into small-caps on the connect scheme, moving off blue-chips on the stern comments by the regulator.
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MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan closed up 20.5 percent, while Chinese blue chips ended up 0.13 percent, extending the previous day's rally.
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Chinese blue chips managed a 267.90 percent bounce as beaten-down health care stocks found buyers after taking a savaging in recent months amid vaccine scandals.
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Kuwait's general index, which contains many second-tier and speculative stocks, dropped 1.1 percent, but the Kuwait 20.7 index of blue chips slipped only 21 percent.
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Turnover on some counters outstrip that of larger blue chips, with punters keen to plunge into "New Economy" shares in hopes of making a quick buck.
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The FTSE 250 index, home to mid-sized UK stocks, has sharply underperformed British blue chips and other major European bourses since the coronavirus broke out.
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Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose to its highest since May and Shanghai blue chips scaled heights not touched since January 2018, though both later pared gains.
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Chinese mainland blue chips fell 213 percent, their biggest one-day loss for two months as Beijing's security regulator ramped up its crack down on speculators.
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China's blue-chips gave up 0.73% a day before the country reports manufacturing activity, which analysts expect to have shrunk for seventh straight month in November.
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The policy is expected to bring more long-term funds into the stocks market, benefiting the blue-chips, favoured by institutional investors looking for solid fundamentals.
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However, that gain only made a small dent in the two-session plunge on Tuesday and Wednesday, which saw blue chips sink more than 800 points.
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London's blue chips were among the markets that gained the least as the European Union said a Brexit deal was "very difficult" if not entirely impossible.
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The blue-chips index, which closed at a record high for the eighth consecutive session on Friday, was supported by a stronger-than-anticipated employment report.
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Outside of the blue chips, building materials supplier SIG plummeted more than 20 percent and weighed on the UK FTSE 250 index, which declined 1.2 percent.
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The pan-European STOXX 600 index steadied at the close after touching a three-week high, while blue chips turned negative to trade 0.3 percent lower.
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China's blue-chips gave up 1.3% a day before the country reports manufacturing activity, which analysts expect to have shrunk for seventh straight month in November.
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Mid caps and small caps outperformed the blue chips, falling 0.9 and 0.3 percent respectively but holding near record highs reached in the last trading session.
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Italian blue chips, which suffered a heavy sell-off earlier this week on growing expectations the euro zone country may hold early elections, were down 0.4 percent.
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Part of the appeal of value ETFs is that when the next downturn comes, high-flying growth stocks will likely get pounded more than reliable blue chips.
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Meanwhile, in the U.S., the Dow Jones industrial average was mixed as investor hopes faded that the blue-chips index could hit the 20,000 mark on Wednesday.
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Investors seemed to be hoping for the best and MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 20.25%, with Shanghai blue chips ahead by 21%.
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Domestically focused mid-cap stocks outperformed blue-chips and hit a new high as Barclays recommended investors "buy British" and brave this unloved area of the market.
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Outside of the blue chips, mid cap pharma firm Indivior saw its shares surge 11 percent after the U.S. FDA backed approval for Indivior's opioid addiction drug.
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MUMBAI (Reuters) - The BSE Sensex closed lower on Thursday, snapping a six-day rally as investors booked profits, especially in blue chips such as Reliance Industries (RELI.NS).
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At one point Monday, the blue chips index was down more than 450 points, while the and Nasdaq composite shed about 2 percent and 2.4 percent, respectively.
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The pan-European STOXX 600 index was down 9.63 percent by 0835 GMT as basic resources and banks fell, while euro zone blue chips dipped 0.3 percent.
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Blue chips First Gulf Bank and Etisalat, which combined make up a little under half of the bourse's total market value, fell 1.7 and 0.9 percent respectively.
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By 1034 GMT Pernod Ricard shares gained over 2 percent, at 100.40 euros, among the top gainers on the CAC-40 index of French blue chips .FCHI.
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Shanghai blue chips are already up almost 17 percent so far this year, helped in part by Beijing's efforts to pump new credit into the financial system.
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Tell us everything you want us to ask Action on the eve of (or a few eves before) the release of his new album Blue Chips 7000.
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Chinese blue-chips closed 1.4 percent lower while Saudi Arabia's riyal weakened on rising tensions between Riyadh and the West over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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A big faller among blue-chips was GKN, down 1.8 percent, after the engineering group warned that the encouraging growth rate achieved to date may not last.
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MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 253.24 percent as Chinese blue-chips tumbled 25 percent and the Shanghai Composite index lost 22017 percent.
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DUBAI, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's stock market rose in early trading on Sunday with activity focusing on second- and third-tier stocks rather than blue chips.
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MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 21 percent as Chinese blue-chips tumbled 2222.33 percent and the Shanghai Composite index lost 2.2 percent.
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Mood swings in Europe often hit South Africa because the time zones are the same or similar and because its blue chips are followed by big funds.
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The pan-European STOXX index was down 0.4 percent and euro zone blue chips fell by a similar amount, while the export-heavy FTSE was up flat.
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Across the Korean Strait, the Kospi tacked on 0.44 percent to close at 2,440.54 as blue chips that had fallen in the last session clawed back gains.
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Gains spanning cyclical sectors including industrials and banks drove the pan-European STOXX 600 up 0.5 percent while euro zone stocks and blue-chips rose 0.6 percent.
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Given everything Shelton said about college coaches operating in a gray area, I was particularly curious why he gave Nolte's character in Blue Chips a clean redemption.
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Shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance rose more than 5 percent after S&P Dow Jones Indices announced it would replace General Electric on the blue-chips index.
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Market analysts said investors were looking to rotate into small-caps via the connect scheme, moving away from blue-chips after the stern comments by the regulator.
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In fact, the Dow industrials, of which Facebook is not a member, surged some 150 points early on, boosting the blue chips by more than 0.5 percent.
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Europe's STOXX 24 fell 22011 percent, extending the previous session's losses, while euro zone stocks fell more sharply, down 3003 percent along with the bloc's blue chips .
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Investors seemed to be hoping for the best and MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 20.25%, with Shanghai blue chips ahead by 21%.
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ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 2 hours): Shareholders at Polish state-run blue-chips KGHM, PGNiG, and PGE will decide on 2015 dividend payouts at Tuesday meetings.
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The blue-chip CSI300 index fell 0.5 percent, to 3,650.85 points, with some industry-leading blue-chips retreating from record highs after having rallied strongly this year.
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But Chinese blue chips managed only slight gains, with investors hesitant to stake out fresh positions ahead of a raft of July data due this week and next.
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GE has about $115 billion in debt, which it easily built up when it was one of just a few blue chips with a coveted triple-A standing.
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Saudi Arabia's index added 0.5 percent in the first half hour as, among blue chips, Saudi Basic Industries climbed 0.6 percent and Al Rajhi Bank rose 1.3 percent.
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By 1324 GMT, Kering shares were 8.63 percent, after touching a 16.5 year high of 235 euros, leading gainers on the CAC-40 index of French blue chips.
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Trade-sensitive Germany's DAX was leading the charge with its 1.1 percent rise while the volatility gauge on euro zone blue-chips eased from a four-month high.
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Shanghai shares dropped 4.9 percent, on track for their worst day since February 21.1429, to their lowest level since late 2112.17, while China blue chips slid 2114.54 percent.
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Investors, hearing President Xi Jinping signal for a crackdown on financial risk, are speeding their flight from expensive technology stocks and small caps into traditional economy blue chips.
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Blue chips, which are heavily owned by foreign investors were among the leading gainers, with Infosys and State Bank of India up 2.7 percent and 2.6 percent respectively.
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Separately, official Shanghai Securities News reported on Friday that some major insurers have been buying blue-chips over the past few days as the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index .
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It will also touch on competition in the accounting sector where just four firms, KPMG, Deloitte, PwC and EY, check the books of nearly all listed blue chips.
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Shares on the Shanghai Composite Index slid 1.2 percent in their worst showing in nearly a week, while the blue-chips on the Chinese mainland fell 0.7 percent.
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Blue chips Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank and Etisalat dropped 4.6 and 0.8 percent respectively, but the largest listed lender by market value, First Gulf Bank, added 1.5 percent.
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The pan-European STOXX 600 fell 1.2 percent, its biggest one-day loss since end September, while euro zone blue chips fell 1.6 percent, as volatility picked up.
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Shanghai blue chips climbed 1.2 percent after the Caixin index of Chinese industry rose to a four-month high of 51.5 in December, confounding forecasts for a decline.
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Johnson said not all dividend ETFs are created equal, and energy-sector exposure is of particular concern, given the "meaningful cuts" to blue chips in the energy space.
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Outside of the blue chips, online supermarket Ocado jumped 6.7 percent after a media report said that the company was exploring a delivery tie-up with Marks & Spencer.
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Shanghai shares dropped 4.3 percent, on track for their worst day since February 2112.17, to their lowest level since late 20.1, while China blue chips slid 2114.54 percent.
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Outside of the blue chips, British pubs group JD Wetherspoon issued upbeat guidance and strong comparable sales in the Christmas period, lifting its share price by 2.3 percent.
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Among blue chips, Nissan Motor slid 0.5% after the carmaker cut its full-year forecast to an 11-year low and posted a 70% slump in quarterly profit.
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Among blue chips, Nissan Motor slid 0.5% after the carmaker cut its full-year forecast to an 11-year low and posted a 70% slump in quarterly profit.
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Market analysts said investors were looking to rotate into small-caps on the connect scheme and away from the blue-chips on the stern comments by the regulator.
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The Dow, which closed 4% lower Friday, soared 623% for the week, logging its best weekly gain since 1938 and raising questions about whether blue chips had bottomed.
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The Dow, which closed 4% lower Friday, soared 12.8% for the week, logging its best weekly gain since 1938 and raising questions about whether blue chips had bottomed.
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The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.2 percent to touch a three-week high, while the blue chips struggled and turned negative to trade 0.2 percent lower.
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He clowns Shaq's movie career -- from "Blue Chips" to "Kazaam" -- makes fun of Shaq's physique and then mocks his NBA championship count, with a strong Kobe Bryant reference.
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Korea's Kospi stood at its highest since May and Shanghai blue chips rose 13%, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 eked a tiny extension to Monday's big gains.
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Blue chips with overseas exposure could struggle Companies with more of a domestic focus should continue to hold up well despite geopolitical jitters, according to data from FactSet.
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The Euro Stoxx 50 index of European blue chips closed 0.3 percent lower, and the CAC 40 in France and FTSE 100 Britain were down about 0.4 percent.
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"Our fund will continue to maintain neutral positions, with a key focus on low-valued blue-chips," China Southern Consumer Vitality Flexible Fund said in its second-quarter report.
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Other blue-chips in the sector, Westpac Banking Corp firmed 2.9 percent to a near five-week high, and Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd jumped 2.7 percent.
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Blue-chips received support from WPP, the world's biggest ad firm, and Barclays that added 5% and 2%, respectively, after they updated the markets on their third-quarter performances.
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Lundbergforetagen is the biggest shareholder in Holmen and also Industrivarden, which has major stakes in Swedish blue chips such as telecommunications firm Ericsson, truck maker Volvo and lender Handelsbanken.
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Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 0.1 percent, while Chinese blue-chips were last down 0.2 percent, giving up their gains after hitting their highest since early August last year.
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Blue chips in Shanghai jumped 226 percent in the largest daily gain in three years, adding to Friday's bounce on Beijing's pledge of support for the economy and companies.
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Shi Bin, the head of China equities at UBS Asset Management in Hong Kong, said this year's sharp rise in blue chips reflects a normalization of previously depressed valuations.
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Meanwhile in the U.S., the Dow Jones industrial average continued lower leaving investors hoping for the blue-chips index to soar above the 20,000 mark requiring a remarkable turnaround.
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A few blue chips declined on profit-taking, however; at current exchange rates, domestic stock prices in Egyptian pounds have risen close to global depositary receipts expressed in dollars.
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Most bourses in the region nursed modest losses with Shanghai blue chips off 24 percent and South Korea 267.58 percent as investors awaited the next round of trade hostilities.
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Bargain-hunting was seen in the later part of the session with investors picking up blue chips, said Dimantha Mathew, head of research at First Capital Equities (Pvt) Ltd.
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Deutsche Bank's role as arranger for the Coca-Cola roadshow underlines its position as the go-to international bank for US corporate blue chips looking to visit Down Under.
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FTSE fell 0.22 percent as reported progress in EU divorce talks prompted a rise in sterling, which gives an accounting drag to the overseas revenues of British blue chips.
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The Qatari index was flat, hurt by weakness in blue chips following gains in recent days on the back of moves by top companies to increase foreign ownership ceilings.
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The Shanghai SE 50 Index, an index tracking the 50 most representative blue-chips in Shanghai, lost 0.6 percent after slumping the most in six months the previous session.
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London's FTSE 100 was the only trading centre clearly in the black with a weaker pound and the latest Brexit uncertainty providing an accounting boost for British blue chips.
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"The interest in blue chips is continuing with buying momentum and positive sentiment, even though the market ended flat," said Dimantha Mathew, head of research at First Capital Holdings.
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British blue chips suffered in June when the BoE's vote by a narrow 5-3 margin to keep rates on hold boosted bets that a rate hike was closer.
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The pan-European STOXX 600 rose 3.13 percent, having fallen close to a five-month low in the previous session, while euro zone blue chips also gained 0.6 percent.
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The pan-European STOXX 1.63 index was up 0.1 percent, set for its second week of gains in a row, while euro zone blue chips were down 0.1 percent.
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In the 2004 profile, Bergman expressed his belief that the NCAA never proved the academic fraud allegations, which would be the most damaging to his personal Blue Chips narrative.
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" In an ideal world, Shelton added, he would have preferred to give Blue Chips a more Bergman-like ending, but "movies with morally ambiguous endings generally don't get made.
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For the week, blue-chips far outperformed, with investors in particular chasing large-cap industry-leading companies with lower valuations and good fundamentals amid soured appetite for small-caps.
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"Investors are more focused on blue chips such as John Keells," said Dimantha Mathew, head of research at First Capital Equities (Pvt) Ltd, adding profit-taking had dried up.
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U.S. stock futures were pointing to a 22008-point decline for the Dow Jones Industrial Average at Friday's open on Wall Street, pushing blue chips further into a correction.
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Outside of the blue chips, a strong trading update from retailer Dunelm sent its shares 5.4 percent higher to the top of the FTSE 250, which fell 0.4 percent.
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On the bourse, stocks closed stronger with the broader All-share index up 1.14% to 56,3.6103 points, while the blue chips Top-40 index gained 1.26% to 50,213 points.
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In Abu Dhabi, the index edged up 0.3 percent with support from blue chips; telecommunications operator Etisalat rose 1.2 percent and real estate developer Aldar Properties added 0.5 percent.
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Blue-chips and shares of state-owned companies, which had accounted for much of the market's recent gains, were among the biggest decliners by the end of the day.
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Sector performance was mixed, with losses led by consumer and healthcare stocks, which have ranked among best performing sectors since 2017 as investors sought shelter in defensive blue-chips.
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British American Tobacco was the biggest boost among blue-chips, rising 3.1% after it forecast annual revenue to grow in the upper half of its long-term target range.
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Qatar's stock market index sank 7.3 percent, with some of the market's top blue chips hardest hit, and some Egyptian banks said they were suspending dealing with Qatari banks.
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COLOMBO, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares closed Thursday at a near-two week high, helped by gains in blue chips and as foreign investors picked up beaten down stocks.
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Meanwhile in the U.S., the Dow Jones industrial average recovered earlier losses and reignited hopes among investors that the blue-chips index could go above and beyond the 20,000 threshold.
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AXA fell 5.1 percent, leading losers among euro zone blue chips, after Europe's second-biggest insurer agreed to buy property and casualty insurance company XL Group for around $15 billion.
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With around 13 billion euros under management, Cevian owns stakes in blue chips including robotics and automation group ABB, mobile network equipment maker Ericsson and steel-to-elevators company Thyssenkrupp.
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Banks helped to support British blue-chips, buoyed by good performance from U.S. lenders in key business areas on a volatile day as the European Central Bank held policy steady.
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"Foreign buying and foreign interest on blue chips pushing the market up and we hope the trend will continue," said Atchuthan Srirangan, senior research analyst, First Capital Equities (Pvt) Ltd.
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"Many growth companies nowadays cannot even outgrow blue chips such as Moutai," he said, referring to the Chinese premium liquor maker that predicted a 58 percent profit surge in 2017.
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"Bargain hunting in blue chips drove the market as people saw prices are attractive after two weeks of slump," said Reshan Kurukulasuriya, chief operating officer, Richard Pieris Securities (Pvt) Ltd.
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For the week, however, China blue chips are still on course to post solid gains, cheered by index publisher MSCI's decision to include mainland shares to its emerging market benchmark.
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Outside of the blue chips, a strong trading update from retailer Dunelm sent its shares 5.4 percent higher to the top of the FTSE 250, which closed 0.1 percent higher.
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Micro Focus led the blue chips, as its shares jumped 14.2 percent to their highest in nearly a year after it reported annual pro-forma revenue fell less than expected.
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China's blue-chips have outperformed growth stocks over the past month, reflecting investors' renewed inclination toward cyclical sectors such as financials and commodities amid signs that the economy is stabilising.
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Many Egyptian blue chips surged after the pound's float partly because the depreciation of currency meant companies' dollar-denominated global depositary receipts were suddenly worth much more in local currency.
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Hopes of a resolution helped Chinese blue-chips and the Shanghai Composite close more than 1 percent higher, while their more liquid peers in Hong Kong rose half a percent.
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MILAN/LONDON (Reuters) - European shares inched up on Thursday, with blue chips in Milan taking the lead after better than expected Italian economic growth helped markets shrug off political worries.
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On the stock market, Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) was the biggest loser among the blue-chips after it flagged a drop of more than 20 percent in half-year earnings.
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Outside of the blue-chips, hedge fund manager Man Group was the top riser among the mid-caps, jumping more than 5 percent after some well-received first-quarter results.
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The euro zone equity index slipped 0.16 percent, while Italian blue chips fell 2 percent to their lowest level in more than three weeks, while Germany's DAX added 0.2 percent.
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Australia's S&P/ASX200 wiped earlier gains to close 0.5% higher, while Shanghai blue chips trod water, supported by expectations the gloomy figures would add to the case for stimulus.
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The sell off in blue chips on the mainland also moderated, with the CSI 300 index closing the session lower by 0.05 percent after recording declines around 1 percent earlier.
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Chinese blue-chips rose 1.02% a day after data showed Chinese industrial firms' profits shrank in April, which is expected to prompt more government stimulus to support the slowing economy.
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Japan's Nikkei recouped early losses to end 0.06% higher and Shanghai blue chips rose 21.1078%, after China's state planner said Beijing would roll out a programme to boost disposable income.
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SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's efforts to attract overseas-listed tech giants have revived long-dormant investor interest in technology shares, chipping away at the allure of blue-chips along the way.
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Action Bronson will be paying us a visit at VICE HQ to discuss his brand new book, Fuck, That's Delicious, his new album Blue Chips 7,000, and so much more.
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Fund manager Zhou predicted that blue chips will continue to rally due to their relatively low valuations and stable returns, saying it is "a new cycle that has just started".
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These were the types of stories that motivated Shelton to write Blue Chips the way he did, making the coach the protagonist trying to run a clean and competitive program.
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In Saudi Arabia, most blue chips have reported quarterly earnings, and only a few small and mid-cap stocks have posted second-quarter results since the market close on Sunday.
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"With five to eight really liquid blue chips our market cap and daily turnover would grow substantially, with an SME section on the side with slightly different investors," Vegh said.
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Euro zone stocks and blue-chips were little changed by the rise in the euro, trading down 0.3 to 0.4 percent, the levels they were at before Draghi began speaking.
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Heading into Wednesday trading on Wall Street, the Dow was riding a five-session, 3% winning streak, putting blue chips less than 2% away from their July all-time highs.
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Australian shares rose by the same margin to close at a record Hong Kong's Hang Seng and Shanghai blue chips also hit multi-month peaks before running out of steam.
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MC) slumped 211.8 percent to a five-year low after it issued a profit warning, most Spanish blue-chips posted substantial gains, notably heavyweight banks such as Banco Sabadell (SABE.
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Zhang Qi, analyst at Haitong Securities in Shanghai, said markets cheered an oil price surge and expects China's under-valued blue-chips to be in favour in the long run.
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MSCI's index of emerging market stocks rose for the ninth straight session, with Chinese blue chips rising 0.4 percent after Beijing took steps to encourage urbanisation to support economic growth.
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COLOMBO, July 13 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell on Monday, after posting their highest close in more than 18 months in the previous session, as investors booked profits in blue chips.
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On the bourse, stocks gained for a second session as the All-share index rose 3.473% to 57,073 points, while the blue chips Top-40 index rose 1.04% to 50,976 points.
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The Saudi index edged up 0.2 percent on the back of strength in a few blue chips, with Al Rajhi Bank adding 3343 percent and telecommunications firm Mobily rising 1.1 percent.
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Meanwhile in the U.S., the Dow Jones industrial average opened slightly lower on Monday as traders were forced to wait patiently for the blue-chips index to pass the 20,000 threshold.
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Outside of the blue chips, earnings sparked some sizeable moves, with shares in industrial machinery group Diploma jumping 5.9 percent after the firm issued a trading statement for the third quarter.
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China's industry-leading blue-chips witnessed a broad slump on Monday, posting its heaviest fall in six months, after top securities regulator condemned "barbaric" share acquisitions by some unidentified asset managers.
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The STOXX 600 has significantly underperformed the Euro-zone stocks index and Euro-zone blue-chips in the quarter to date, by about 0.43 percentage points and 1.67 percentage points, respectively.
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In Europe, the Euro Stoxx 50 index, a barometer of eurozone blue chips, was down 3.43 percent in early afternoon trading, while the FTSE 100 in London was off 1 percent.
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Consumer good makers Reckitt Benckiser was the worst performer among blue chips, down 2.1 percent as JP Morgan cut its rating for the stock, which had published disappointing results last week.
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Non-farm payrolls data from the U.S. showing stronger than expected jobs growth also helped support gains which led blue chips to their first positive week since the end of May.
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In sharp contrast with the sustained strength in blue chips, start-up shares remained sluggish, with the ChiNext losing 0.3 percent, as slumping profits at leading tech firms turned investors away.
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In China, Shanghai blue chips gained 4.3 percent in their biggest one-day gain since November 2015, after Beijing promised stimulus support for stock markets in the world's second-largest economy.
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Subdued forecasts from European blue chips, including BASF and Vivendi, and a drop in mining shares following overnight declines in metals prices dragged the benchmark STOXX 600 index down 1 percent.
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A greenback rally triggered by upbeat U.S. manufacturing and construction data ahead of the release of the Federal Reserve's December policy meeting minutes helped blue chips in France and in Germany.
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Hong Kong's Hang Seng has been the best performer for the year so far with a rise of almost 11 percent, while Shanghai blue chips ran into profit-taking on Monday.
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DUBAI, Feb 29 (Reuters) - Banking blue chips led gains on Saudi Arabia's bourse in early trade on Monday while Egypt's market edged up, supported by high trading volumes in Orascom Telecom.
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U.S. stock futures were pointing to a sharp decline for the Dow at Friday's open, in a wild week that saw blue chips come out of correction and then back in.
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The fall in sterling since the June 2016 Brexit vote has given an accounting boost to UK blue chips with revenues in dollars, and a weak pound typically supports the FTSE.
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Euro-zone blue-chips rose 0.7% on the day as companies that earn their revenue in dollars were boosted by a fall in the euro on concerns about euro zone growth.
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A shortage of qualified graduates and an aging population are squeezing the supply of Swedish labor, leaving technology blue chips and blue-collar employers especially in need of more foreign workers.
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After an initial muted response against the dollar on the announcement of the Brexit breakthrough, sterling gradually rose, adding 0.23 percent against the U.S. currency and putting pressure on blue chips.
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The pan-European STOXX 600 index was down 0.05 percent by 4.93 GMT, set to end May with a rise of 0.8 percent, while euro zone blue chips were also little changed.
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Apple is by far the best performer among the blue chips over that time frame, though it's important to note that the stock was not included in the index until March 2015.
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DUBAI, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Qatar's stock market led the Gulf higher early on Tuesday, boosted by a surge in blue chips such as Qatar National Bank (QNB), while Dubai tested technical resistance.
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Meanwhile, shares in mainland China posted their strongest weekly performance for almost three months, as interest towards Chinese blue-chips has been steadily building ahead of MSCI's A-share inclusion next month.
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COLOMBO, Nov 4.6.7500 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended slightly weaker on Tuesday, led lower by large cap Ceylon Tobacco Company , but heavy buying by foreign investors in blue chips capped the decline.
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Precious metals miners Randgold Resources and Fresnillo weighed on the blue chips, falling 2.8 percent to 3.5 percent as the price of gold slipped against the stronger dollar after the jobs data.
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In Saudi Arabia, the index closed flat, with many blue chips finishing in negative territory, as investors abstained from taking new positions before the announcement of second quarter financial results from Sunday.
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After wild stock moves from pharmaceuticals companies AstraZeneca and Indivior on Thursday, trading was more muted, although Astra's dramatic 15 percent drop helped put blue-chips on track for a weekly fall.
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The data published by ESMA shows the cap will cover over 80 percent of the most heavily traded shares, meaning household named blue chips such as Nestle, British Tobacco, HSBC and Unilever.
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In China, Shanghai blue chips had gained 4.3 percent, in their biggest one-day gain since November 2015, after Beijing promised stimulus support for stock markets in the world's second-largest economy.
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Going by the makeup of the run-of-the-mill blue chips in Trump's portfolio, Santoli said it's more likely that he simply tracked pretty closely to the performance of the benchmark.
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The pan-European STOXX 600 edged down 0.3 percent, while euro zone stocks and blue-chips dipped 0.1 percent, in muted trading punctuated by early earnings updates and more corporate deal-making.
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However, over the last two days the broader index has outperformed, suggesting that investors are starting to book profits on lofty prices in blue chips, a trend that could continue or intensify.
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COLOMBO, Jan 22017 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares rose on Friday, closing the first week of the new year on a firm note, on the back of heavy foreign buying in blue chips.
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"The upward trend for blue-chips like Moutai is not yet over," Eastmoney Securities strategist Zhang Jiadai said, citing Moutai's generous dividend payouts and "modest" valuation, at roughly 24 times forward earnings.
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If you missed it, don't worry, you can stream the whole performance over on our Facebook page, and below, photographer Matt Seger captured the Blue Chips 7000 madness in all its glory.
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As the market seesaws, some of these investors and analysts told Business Insider they see opportunity amid the chaos — a chance to pick up the tech sector's blue chips at discounted prices.
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In sharp contrast with continued gains in blue-chips, start-ups remained sluggish, with the start-up board index nearly flat on Tuesday after notching a loss of 26.7187 percent in July.
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Defence company BAE Systems outperformed the blue-chips with a 3.7% gain after saying it would buy two units being offloaded due to the merger of U.S. rivals Raytheon and United Technologies.
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He's also concerned that small and midcap stocks will get hit harder than big multinational blue chips, since smaller companies won't benefit as much from big stock buybacks as larger companies will.
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Most blue chips, which analysts believe would become members of FTSE's Secondary Emerging Market Index in the event of a positive decision, were weak, including lender Samba Financial Group, which lost 0.6 percent.
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Dow 20,0003 is a big deal to retail investors, who will continue to buy into the market after the blue-chips index hits the milestone, investing expert Rob Morgan told CNBC on Tuesday.
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In contrast to the previous three days, however, the broader EGX100 index outperformed the blue chip benchmark on Tuesday, rising 4703 percent - a sign that profit-taking pressure was emerging in blue chips.
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Looks like the cheerleading paid off ... we're told the Blue Chips beat the New Heights 60 to 47 Saturday, with Bronny Jr.'s stat line at 10 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.
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BVSP rose as much as 3.0 percent to an all-time high in opening trade, led higher by shares of state-owned firms and blue-chips, before retreating and closing 2.2 percent down.
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Gains were led by the defensive healthcare and consumer stocks, whose index closed at a record high since its launch in 2005, as investors favoured blue-chips with lower valuations and good fundamentals.
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While individual moves were fairly muted among blue chips, shares in troubled mid cap Acacia Mining dropped 9.4 percent after it said that it would reduce its operations in Tanzania and cut jobs.
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The exchange, which is state-run, is vulnerable to government decisions as more than half of the 20 blue chips listed in Warsaw, mostly utilities and banks, have the state among their shareholders.
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DUBAI, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Banking shares were buoyant in Saudi Arabia on Thursday morning while blue chips helped lift Dubai slightly, although port operator DP World underperformed because of uninspiring interim financial results.
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Chinese blue-chips, which spent the morning swinging between small losses and gains, were flat, while Seoul's Kospi added 1 percent as regulators announced plans to cut the stock transaction tax this year.
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MSCI's all-country world stock index hit a new record, gaining 0.5 percent, as did British shares as financial stocks lifted the FTSE 20.90 index of top UK blue chips before paring gains.
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Some blue-chips tumbled, including Hisense Electric , after reporting first-quarter results, in particular consumer plays, indicating investors might be inclined to take profits in the sector after a strong rally this year.
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COLOMBO, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares gained for a fifth straight session on Wednesday to hit a more than five-week closing high as foreign investors bought into blue-chips, boosting sentiment.
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Chinese blue-chips lost more than 6 percent at one point in the morning session, having closed higher before a three-day national holiday amid expectations that pressures on China's economy were easing.
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Redrow's fall sent blue-chips Taylor Wimpey, Barratt Development, and Persimmon down 1.4 to 2 percent as concerns over the British housebuilding sector, one of the worst hit after the Brexit vote, simmered.
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Chinese blue-chips lost more than 20183 percent at one point in the morning session, having closed higher before a three-day national holiday amid expectations that pressures on China's economy were easing.
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Foreign investors, who have been net buyers of 2.7 billion rupees worth shares so far this year, sold equities worth net 279.5 million rupees ($1.82 million) on Thursday, especially banks and blue chips.
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In sharp contrast with the sustained strength in blue chips, start-up shares remained sluggish, with the ChiNext losing 0.8 percent on Friday, as slumping profits at leading tech firms turned investors away.
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Heavyweight blue-chips led indexes higher, after data showed China's producer prices rose at the fastest pace in more than five years in November as prices of coal, steel and building materials soared.
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Saudi Arabia's index slipped 0.4 percent on continued profit-taking in a few blue chips such as Al Rajhi, down 1.4 percent to 74.0 riyals as it dropped for a third straight day.
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The benchmark index for euro zone blue chips retreated 21.75 percent, while the pan-European STOXX 22.2, which also includes stocks in the UK and outside the European Union, was down 0.3 percent.
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An index tracking the 50 most representative blue-chips in Shanghai, dubbed the "Nifty 3.43", gained 1 percent to its highest since August 2015, with heavyweight banking shares far outperforming the broader market.
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Like China, the Nordics, home to blue chips like Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia and Swedish truck maker Volvo, stand to lose out if Trump's pledge to put "America first" increases global protectionism.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged nearly 3,000 points, or roughly 13%, further into a bear market on Monday, sending blue chips down a total of more than 30% from last month's highs.
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Shares in the group, which focuses on conventional power generation and energy trading, were up 13 percent at 0745 GMT, making them the best performers among German blue-chips so far this year.
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The biggest faller among British blue chips was housebuilder Berkeley Group Holdings, whose shares slid by almost 5 percent as investors were unnerved by the prospect of a hit to UK house prices.
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Despite hitting a series of record highs along the way, British blue chips are up just 4 percent year to date with the FTSE the weakest major European market in terms of performance.
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Shares in the company rose 43 percent to 24 euros by 21 GMT, the leading gainer on the CAC-20.8473 index of French blue chips, having touched a record high of 126.10 euros.
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One thing we know for certain, though, is that many financial instruments and blue chips that are considered to be relatively stable will drop if and when fickle investors get a bit jittery.
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Meanwhile, the CSI 290.744 index, which tracks blue chips listed in Shanghai and Shenzhen, rose 2106.76 percent on the day, with technology names and consumer stocks among the best-performers on the day.
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The pan-European STOXX 600 was up 0.4 percent, slightly ahead of euro zone stocks and blue-chips , with rate-sensitive real estate stocks, which were top gainers on Wednesday, tracking more modest gains.
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The blue-chips index had gained 103 percent for the year, as of Monday's close, with a large part of those gains coming after Donald Trump stunned the world by winning the U.S. presidency.
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At session highs, the blue-chips index came within 13 points of hitting the milestone mark, before closing 90 points higher, after hitting a new intraday high, with Goldman Sachs contributing the most gains.
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Other blue chips in the sector also firmed, with Rio Tinto Ltd climbing 1.2 percent, while Newcrest Mining Ltd strengthened 1.9 percent to a more than six-week high, boosted by higher gold prices.
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Modestly-valued blue-chips with high dividend ratios and ample cash are especially tempting to yield-seeking institutions such as insurers, which have made a series of high-profile share acquisitions recently, it said.
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However, outside of the blue chips, shares in NEX Group dropped 7 percent after the financial broker flagged increased spending at its post-trade and information services operations, which would dent that division's profitability.
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COLOMBO, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares edged up on Monday, hitting their highest in five weeks, led by blue chips as hopes of some improvement in macroeconomic fundamentals boosted investor sentiment, dealers said.
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The blue chips, which had touched a near seven-month high in the last session, lagged European markets where strong earnings from the likes of SAP and Credit Suisse kept a lid on losses.
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SHANGHAI, Nov 21 (Reuters) - China stocks rose to a fresh 10-month high on Monday, led by blue-chips, but gains were limited as some investors remained sceptical that the uptrend could extend further.
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Outside of the blue chips, pizza delivery firm Domino's Pizza fell 13.2 percent after reporting results, with analysts focusing on weak like-for-like sales growth figures for the first nine weeks of 2017.
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SHANGHAI, Oct 25 (Reuters) - China blue-chips extended gains on Wednesday to 26-month highs, underpinned by robust profits from tech firms and as the ruling Communist Party revealed its new leadership line-up.
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Cevian, whose portfolio includes large positions in European blue-chips such as ABB, Ericsson and Thyssenkrupp, said late on Thursday it had a holding in Autoliv corresponding to 6.9 percent of the outstanding shares.
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The Polish state has a 51.76 percent stake in the exchange and more than half of the 20 blue chips listed in Warsaw, mostly utilities and banks, also have the state among their shareholders.
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Outside of the blue chips, well-received results buoyed shares in Acacia Mining, which soared 11.6 percent after the precious metals miner said that it saw its full year gold production ahead of forecasts.
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Overnight, Chinese stocks fell the most in six months as blue chips were knocked by fresh regulatory curbs to rein in insurers' aggressive stock investments and rising bond yields prompted profit-taking in equities.
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Mainland Chinese stocks climbed 2.6 percent with blue chips hitting their highest in over a year, taking MSCI's index of emerging market shares 0.8 percent up to extend gains to a third straight session.
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According to the brokerage, Thursday's correction attracted nearly 2 billion yuan worth of net inflows from the mainland, as Chinese investors hunted bargains among blue-chips including Ping An, Bank of China and Tencent .
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COLOMBO, April 5 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares rose on Wednesday to their highest close in nearly three months led by blue chips such as John Keells Holdings Plc, as continued foreign buying boosted sentiment.
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COLOMBO, July 21 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell for an eighth session in nine in thin trade on Friday and posted a more than one-month closing low, with blue chips leading the losers.
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Mid-caps have outperformed the exporter-heavy FTSE 100 so far this year but the blue-chips have gained back some ground in recent weeks as tightening polls prompted greater caution on domestic stocks.
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By 0739 GMT, Carrefour shares were down 2.17 percent at 17.14 euros, among top decliners on the CAC-40 index of French blue chips (Reporting by Dominique Vidalon, Pascale Denis; Editing by Leigh Thomas)
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That liquidity tightness was a factor driving funds out of small-caps and into blue-chips, better equipped to handle an economic slowdown, signalled by producer price inflation easing for a third straight month.
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As a result, transactions for Chinese technology companies such as Alibaba Group, Baidu Inc and Tencent Holdings Ltd , along with other blue chips like Hong Kong's MTR Corp have met with a strong reception.
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State-linked Saudi funds had appeared to buy blue chips to support the market on Tuesday, and this may temporarily at least have put a floor under stocks, fund managers in the region said.
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"Investors are quite pessimistic at this point, and the downward correction for traditional blue-chips, represented by the heavyweight 'nifty 50' firms, is not over yet," said Wang Mingli, an analyst with Guoyuan Securities.
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This was evident on Wednesday where strength in defensive, dividend-paying blue chips such as GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis and Sanofi helped limit losses on the index as consumer, banks and commodities-related stocks were sold.
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Petrochemical and banking blue chips were little changed but major gains were seen in stocks such as conglomerate Jazan Development, which jumped 20173 percent after announcing a 0.50 riyal per share dividend for 2016.
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However, outside of the blue chips, shares in NEX Group dropped 5.6 percent after the financial broker flagged increased spending at its post-trade and information services operations, which would dent that division's profitability.
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DUBAI, April 26 (Reuters) - Saudi stocks slipped in early trade on Thursday, with investors continuing to sell some blue chips after the index hit a more than two-year high earlier in the week.
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In response, shares in St James's Place were among the best-performing among UK blue-chips, up 2.9 percent to 1,159 pence a share at 13 GMT in a 0.5 percent weaker FTSE 100 .
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The focus is now on the financial sector this week - with Yes Bank Ltd and HDFC Bank Ltd due to report results - after mixed fortunes at IT blue chips that have already reported earnings.
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Asthead, which derives the majority of its revenues in the U.S. was the worst performer among British blue chips, down 5.8 percent as investors worry U.S. yield curves could be signaling an impending recession.
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The blue chips of Silicon Valley — Amazon, Apple, Google, Uber — have announced in the past few weeks they're interested in disrupting an industry that has bedeviled us with rising costs and inefficiencies for decades.
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The blue-chips were also hurt by a 2% dip in InterContinental Hotels after the Holiday Inn-owner blamed lower business bookings in China and protests in Hong Kong for a drop in revenue.
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COLOMBO, March 13 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell for a fourth straight session on Wednesday, hovering near 5-1/63-year low, as investors sold blue- chips amid concerns over economic and political stability.
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About 65 S&P 500 companies release earnings in the first big week of the second-quarter reporting season, with blue chips Johnson & Johnson, American Express, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft and General Electric among them.
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Chinese blue chips registered their worst one-day loss in nearly 183 months on Thursday as concerns about a sustained bond sell-off in the world's second-largest economy bled into the country's stock markets.
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Similarly, the broader S&P 500 health-care sector, which was the blue chips' best performing sector in 2018, has underperformed the broader market in the new year, and is now up about 1 percent.
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COLOMBO, June 28 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares closed slightly lower on Wednesday as blue chips fell, but foreign buying capped losses while local investors continued to wait for more clarity on a new tax bill.
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Outside of the blue chips, AA dropped 4 percent after brokers chewed over Tuesday's full-year results, while shares in Acacia Mining also fell 3.4 percent after JP Morgan downgraded the gold miner to "neutral".
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"Market is up in low-volume trades in some blue chips," said Atchuthan Srirangan, a senior research analyst with First Capital Holdings PLC, adding that investors were worried about the lower economic growth in 2017.
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SHANGHAI, July 31 (Reuters) - China stocks extended gains on Monday, as investors piled into resource firms which forecast jumps in first-half earnings, reinforcing a rotation into blue chips that feature solid growth and fundamentals.
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Shares in International Consolidated Airlines, which operates British Airways, and easyJet were the biggest fallers among the blue chips, both down more than 2 percent as the broader European travel & leisure sector dropped 1.4 percent.
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Overnight, Chinese stocks suffered their biggest fall in six months as blue chips were knocked by fresh regulatory curbs to rein in insurers' aggressive stock investments and rising bond yields prompted profit-taking in equities.
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The blue-chips, which earn 70 percent of their profits in the U.S. dollar, got a boost from sterling, which weakened as doubts mounted over British Prime Minister Theresa May's attempt to further delay Brexit.
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Japan's Nikkei fell 222 percent, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng shed 22019 percent and Chinese blue-chips snapped a four-day winning streak as the boost from new stimulus plans there ran into the sand.
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SS) - used by many institutions to increase exposure to a range of blue-chips - saw its assets under management (AUM) rise to a record high of 26 billion yuan in the week ended July 13.
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Still the blue-chips were on track for their second straight monthly loss amid continued worries about the outcome of Prime Minister Theresa May's divorce deal with Brussels and Brexit's impact on the UK economy.
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State-owned enterprise (SOE) reform was the main driver behind the rally of some heavyweight blue-chips, as China vowed to push forward mixed-ownership reforms in several key sectors, including aviation, railway and telecommunications.
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COLOMBO, May 20.9 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended marginally higher on Friday, near a one-year high, led by gains in blue chips such as Ceylon Tobacco Company Plc and conglomerate John Keells Holdings Plc.
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Leading the blue chips was luxury brand Richemont, which gained 5.57% to 112.74 rand, while mining company Gold Fields climbed 5.010% to 71.46 rand on the back of a near three-month gold price peak.
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While individual stock moves were relatively limited among both blue chips and mid caps, investors were looking ahead to a key meeting between British Prime Minister Theresa May and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.
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On Friday, the Shanghai Composite extended losses seen in the last session, falling 0.97 percent to close at 2,741.08 while the CSI 300, which tracks blue chips traded in Shanghai and Shenzhen, dropped 1.65 percent.
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SYDNEY, Aug 4 (IFR) - Verizon Communications (Baa1/BBB+/A–) has reopened Australia's Kangaroo bond market for global corporate issuers with a stunning four-tranche print that can only encourage further issuance from offshore blue chips.
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U.S. stock futures were indicating a nearly 100-point rise in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which would erase the weekly losses for blue chips if it were to hold through the close of trading.
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SHANGHAI, Nov 22 (Reuters) - China stocks advanced to a fresh 10-1/2 month high on Tuesday, helped by a strong rally in blue-chips, in particular financial and energy shares, after U.S. exchanges rose.
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The FTSE 250 index was outperforming the UK blue-chips as well as the broader European benchmark, even as the pound fell after polls showed the Conservative Party's lead was narrowing before the December election.
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Petrochemicals company Sasol topped the blue chips and gained 3.57% to 379.45 rand after the company announced that it had signed $1.8 billion senior credit facilities to refinance the Lake Charles project asset finance loan.
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But investors keen to benefit from banks' recovery would be better placed looking in euro zone blue chips, where financials are the biggest contributor to dividends, with 30 percent of the total Euro Stoxx 50 payouts.
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This compared with a previous target of 470 million euros, which the group had already exceeded at the end of 2017, lifting its shares 1.5 percent as one of the biggest gainers among German blue chips.
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MSCI's inclusion would "help prop up the value of China's quality blue-chips, and would help stabilize its stock market," Fang Xinghai, vice chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), told a seminar on Tuesday.
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Shanghai blue chips closed up 2.5 percent after talk of possible government support for home-grown technology companies, the latest in a series of growth-boosting measures rolled out by Beijing as the trade dispute worsens.
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The pan-European STOXX 600 gained 0.3 percent while euro zone stocks and blue-chips followed suit as the U.S. central bank's optimism on economic activity stoked renewed enthusiasm for financials and cyclical sectors in Europe.
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The pan-European STOXX 600 index slid 1.4 percent on its worst day in three months, while the volatility gauge on euro zone blue-chips hit its highest in more than six weeks before dipping marginally.
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SHANGHAI, Dec 6.13 (Reuters) - China stocks slipped on Monday, led by blue-chips, as hopes for fresh monetary stimulus dimmed after Beijing vowed to contain asset bubbles next year by keeping monetary policy "prudent and neutral".
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"Chinese regulators have stepped up a crackdown on speculation, so many domestic hedge funds are starting to play in Hong Kong," said Di, whose portfolio includes both blue-chips and small-caps, such as Genscript Biotech.
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The stock has nearly doubled this year, among blue-chips that have seen their share prices far outperform the broader market, as the country's investors attach more importance to firms with solid fundamentals and reasonable valuations.
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The pan-European STOXX 600 was up 0.6 percent by 0720 GMT, while Euro zone stocks gained 0.9 percent and euro zone blue chips jumped 1 percent, set for their first weekly gain in a month.
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DUBAI, July 12 (Reuters) - Shares of retailers were the chief gainers in Saudi Arabia in early trade on Tuesday, the property sector helped Dubai and Qatar was buoyed by blue chips such as Qatar National Bank.
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Shares in several Qatar blue chips have risen since May 15 after MSCI said it would raise their weightings in its index at the end of this month, after the companies increase their foreign ownership ceilings.
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Shares in the group were down 4.4 percent at 13 euros by 0840 GMT, among the weakest performers on the FTSEurofirst 300 index of leading European blue-chips and dragging down the food and beverage index.
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The group's shares have risen sharply so far this year, making them among the strongest performers among German blue-chips, second only to sporting goods maker Adidas , as investors await the listing of RWE's Innogy business.
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Blue-chips have outperformed small-caps on the back of economic recovery, as well as hopes that more fiscal stimulus will be unveiled at the meeting of China's National People's Congress (NPC) that starts on Sunday.
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Micro Focus, up 4 percent, was the second biggest gainer among the blue chips after forecasting full-year revenue will be better than initially expected and the company announed plans to renew its share buyback programme.
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The blue chip FTSE 100 index was up 0.4 percent at 6,931.55 points by the close, hitting its highest level in one month, though euro zone blue chips outpaced British shares to end 1.4 percent higher.
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Blue chips got their biggest boost from drugmaker AstraZeneca, which surged 7.5 percent - its biggest intra-day gain in nearly two years - after its fourth-quarter sales beat expectations and it forecast sales growth for 2019.
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Software company Micro Focus led the blue chips, as its shares jumped 12.3 percent on its best day in nearly four and a half years after it reported annual pro-forma revenue fell less than expected.
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DUBAI, July 4 (Reuters) - Qatar's stock market continued rebounding early on Tuesday from lows hit because of the diplomatic crisis surrounding Doha, while profit-taking in a few Saudi Arabian blue chips dragged down that market.
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Outside of the blue chips, bookmaker Ladbrokes surged 6.5 percent after the British competition regulator said that Ladbrokes and Gala Coral would have to sell between 350 to 400 shops to win clearance for their merger.
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Aside from the trade uncertainty, losses among blue-chips were down to Shell, the index's most valuable company, which tumbled more than 4% after warning that uncertain economic conditions could slow its $25 billion share buyback.
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Aside from the trade uncertainty, losses among blue-chips were down to Shell, the index's most valuable company, which tumbled more than 4% after warning that uncertain economic conditions could slow its $25 billion share buyback.
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The latest semi-annual reports from Chinese mutual fund houses show that institutional investors are increasingly buying into blue chips, with asset managers targeting market leaders in sectors such as banking, insurance, home appliances and automobiles.
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Eurozone blue chips, fresh from their best day in five months, held steady, while the broader euro zone index edged up 0.1 percent as strength in banking and consumer stocks outweighed weak tech and mining sectors.
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The Hong Kong bourse was also down 2119.95 percent to its lowest level since October, but Chinese mainland shares struggled into positive territory, reversing an early sell off that saw blue chips hit May 211.05 lows.
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Japan's Nikkei average fell 229 percent, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng shed 20.1 percent and Chinese blue-chips snapped a four-day winning streak as the boost from new stimulus plans there ran into the sand.
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Bankers say more blue-chips are keen to follow Sanofi and Henkel, although not all companies have urgent funding needs, and some are put off by the risk of such transactions being seen as "ego-driven".
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In equities, stocks jumped to a more than one-month high, with the Johannesburg All-share index was up 0.96% to 56,782 points, and the blue chips Top-40 index was 0.81% firmer to 50,5.53 points.
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Outside of the blue chips, bookmaker Ladbrokes surged 10.9 percent after the British competition regulator said that Ladbrokes and Gala Coral would have to sell between 350 to 400 shops to win clearance for their merger.
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Outside of the blue chips, shares in funeral services provider Dignity surged more than 15 percent, putting the stock on track for its biggest one-day gain since listing in 2004 after reporting full-year results.
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Hedgies pushed a variety of buy ideas at Wednesday's gathering: Japanese blue-chips, turnarounds at Rolls-Royce and Peabody Energy, and a thesis involving Shankara Building Products, a small-cap that could become India's Home Depot.
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Stocks, including blue chips, across sectors sold off, but moderated steeper losses seen earlier in the day: Samsung Electronics closed lower by just 0.04 percent, LG Electronics shed 4.133 percent and Hyundai Motor declined 0.35 percent.
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Natixis has raised over €2.2bn from products linked to a customised CAC 60 – an equally-weighted index that combines constituents of the CAC 40 benchmark of Paris-listed blue chips with the next 20 largest stocks.
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COLOMBO, June 13 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares on Tuesday hit their lowest close in more than five weeks due to profit-booking in blue chips, although foreign investors actively bought into the island nation's risky assets.
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European shares closed higher at more than three-month highs while Spanish blue chips were little changed as the central government and Catalonia appeared to carefully weigh their next move after Sunday's violence-marred independence vote.
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China stocks fell more than 2 percent in early trade, but the main indexes later recouped most of their losses as the buoyant GDP reading prompted investors to scoop up blue chips on expectations of better earnings.
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Under the proposals published on Deutsche Boerse's website, DAX blue-chips such as software giant SAP could also enter the TecDax, while TecDax members such as United Internet could qualify for the MDAX or small-cap SDAX.
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Global gold prices rose to 15-week highs, lifting mining company Gold Fields to the top of the blue chips with a 6.35% advance to 76 rand, while fellow bullion miner AngloGold rose 4.22% to 217.20 rand.
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"It will take time for banks to get comfortable with lending to SMEs and expanding their lending beyond a few blue chips, until sufficient credit information will be available from a recently created credit bureau," he said.
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A recovery in oil prices has helped lift regional markets from multi-year lows hit in mid-January, but many fund managers believe a rally can only be sustained if long-term investors buy back blue chips.
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Thirteen percent of the companies - including blue chips Air China Ltd, Baoshan Iron & Steel Co Ltd, Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai and Kweichow Moutai Co Ltd - posted their highest quarterly profits in at least five years.
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Outside of the blue chips, Electrocomponents jumped 7.5 percent after a well-received trading update, though MAN Group, the world's biggest listed hedge fund, was down 4.5 percent after the surprise departure of CEO Emmanuel 'Manny' Roman.
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"Blue chips such as FAB, Etisalat are getting more attention of investors who for some reason have more confidence in Abu Dhabi because of its oil wealth," said Tariq Qaqish, managing director at asset management firm Menacorp.
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SUBDUED SESSION Despite a subdued Asia session, Chinese blue chips managed to recover and close flat after Beijing's data blitz, while higher Chinese iron ore prices helped push Australia up 0.85 percent and Japan's Nikkei gained too.
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"The news would further lift sentiment in Hong Kong, as the rules would lead to inflows of more long-term Chinese money," First Shanghai Securities Ltd strategist Linus Yip said, adding insurers prefer dividend-rich blue-chips.
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Most decliners on the index made nominal moves but Danish facility services provider ISS A/S fell 7%, dragging down the Copenhagen blue chips index after news that a contract with Novartis was unlikely to be extended.
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Coca-Cola and other dividend-paying blue chips like IBM and McDonald's were under severe stress in those days, too, but their financial resources were deep enough to allow them to keep the dividend stream fully flowing.
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Results of the "shunto" talks between management and unions - announced by blue chips in industries like cars and electronics - set the tone for wage hikes across the nation, which will affect strength of consumer spending and inflation.
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I would argue that we cannot infer from the data that the Blue Chips are poised for a sustained period of outperformance relative to the higher growth Nasdaq index, unless the market takes a very sharp decline.
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Chinese financial conglomerate Anbang Insurance Group's high-profile move to increase its stake in China State Construction Engineering from 10 percent have sent the company's share price soaring, fuelling frenzied buying in undervalued industry-leading blue-chips.
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There are currently four cryptocurrencies that fall into the blue chips category — bitcoin, ethereum, XRP and NEM — and another 22 in his large-cap group with coins outstanding valued at $200 million or more, according to CoinMarketCap.
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Foreign holdings of Chinese shares exceeded 1 trillion yuan ($151.49 billion) for the first time in September, central bank data showed on Thursday, as capital market deregulation and MSCI's China inclusion fuelled demand for Chinese blue chips.
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However, the blue chips index bounced back sharply after Dow Jones cited comments from the energy minister of the United Arab Emirates on Sky News Arabia saying OPEC members were ready to cooperate on a production cut.
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"Blue chips found favour with investors as they attach great importance to performance and valuations at listed firms due to curbed risk appetite amid tighter financial regulations and liquidity conditions," said Xu Wei, analyst with Hongxin Securities.
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"Blue chips found favour with investors as they attach great importance to performances and valuations at listed firms due to curbed risk appetite amid tighter financial regulations and liquidity conditions," said Xu Wei, analyst with Hongxin Securities.
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Shares in RWE, which focuses on conventional power generation and energy trading, were up 1.3 percent by 1025 GMT, hitting their highest in nearly two months and making them the best performers among German blue-chips <0#.
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In Kuwait, blue chips fell sharply in what analysts said was profit-taking after sharp rises early this year on the back of expectations for index compiler FTSE Russell to upgrade the country to emerging market status.
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Blue-chips hit a session low after a PMI survey indicated Britain's services had grown more slowly than expected last month as businesses put off investment decisions before this week's national election, and higher inflation squeezed households.
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But while the real estate and export sectors continued to fare well on Tuesday, some blue chips lost steam, such as Commercial International Bank, which fell 0.8 percent after a 6.8 percent gain on the previous day.
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Those who did take a chance on European shares during a selloff that sent the Euro Stoxx 50 index of blue-chips down about 7 percent said they focused on infrastructure companies with high recurring cash flows.
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U.S. stock futures were pointing to an over 800-point decline for the Dow Jones Industrial Average at Friday's open, in a wild week of that saw blue chips come out of correction and then back in.
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The index has gained about 3% and outperformed blue chips since lawmakers voted in favor of an election, which pollsters YouGov predicted would result in a 28-seat Conservative win when the votes are counted on Thursday.
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COLOMBO, May 24 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares edged up from a one-week low on Wednesday as foreign investors bought shares in blue chips such as John Keells Holdings PLC, with turnover hitting a 5-week high.
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The index has gained about 3% and outperformed blue chips since lawmakers voted in favour of an election, which pollsters YouGov predicted would result in a 28-seat Conservative win when the votes are counted on Thursday.
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