US-listed shares of Chubb jump after Berkshire Hathaway discloses $6.7 bln worth stake
** U.S.-listed shares of insurer Chubb CB.BN CB.N jump
~5.2% to $266 in extended trading
** Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway BRKa.N reveals stake
of 25.9 mln shares in Chubb
** The stake, disclosed in a regulatory filing, is as of
March 31
** 13 out of 25 analysts rate stock as "buy" or higher, 11
rate it "hold" and one "sell"; median for stock is $275
** As of last close, stock up 11.9% YTD
(Reporting by Seher Dareen in Bengaluru)
((Seher.Dareen@thomsonreuters.com;))
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