'Avengers: Endgame' boosts Young's AXA Framlington Blue Chip Equity Income fund

Rising popularity of video games and comic books thanked for performance

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Portfolio manager Simon Young said the growth in popularity of comic book franchises such as Avengers has helped boost the fortunes of one of his more prominent additions to the AXA Framlington Blue Chip Equity Income portfolio.

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