Blackmores shares are surging

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Shares in Blackmores jumped after a broker upgraded the vitamin maker.

A short time ago, they were up 3.5% to $142.50.

CLSA moved Blackmores to outperform from sell and lifted the price target to $150.

The company yesterday posted a 28% rise in profit to $15.4 million for the first quarter of 2018, saying direct sales to China grew 28% compared to the same quarter last year.

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