BUZZ — BlackRock shares rise on quarterly profit jump

* BlackRock shares up nearly 4% premarket * Co posts a jump in Q3 profit, driven by higher fees as markets remained resilient * Assets under management rise to $15.49 trillion from $13.46 trillion a year earlier, helped by $134.5 bln in new flows into its iShares ETFs and rising investment valuations * YTD, BLK shares down ~0.4% vs a 14% rise for the S&P 500 * Of 20 analysts covering the stock, 18 have 'buy' or 'strong buy' rating and 2 have 'hold' rating, per LSEG (Reporting by Rashika Singh in Bengaluru) ((mailto:Rashika.Singh@thomsonreuters.com;)