Short Takes: Discover Brokerage Bundles Top 10 Stocks

On-Line Discover Brokerage is letting customers buy 10 stocks for a single commission of $39.95.

The Blue Chip Basket program allows investors to buy shares of the 10 top-performing stocks in the Dow Jones industrial average. Investors may swap the No. 11 highest-yielding stock for any one of the top 10.

Performance is measured by the securities' estimated yield on the previous day's close. Discover, a unit of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co., usually charges $14.95 for transactions involving one company's stock. "It's a streamlined way to buy the stocks," a spokeswoman said.

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