Monday's trading session wasn't a particularly memorable one for Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) stockholders. Nevertheless, their company's share price inched up marginally on muted optimism for large-cap titles. Helping the stock defy gravity was its inclusion on a list of star stocks from a storied researcher.

That researcher was Mizuho, which on Monday introduced its Top Picks List. As the name implies, this is a lineup of the most promising equity investments, as chosen by the company's U.S. analysts.

Amazon made the 21-title list, which included seven stocks. Besides the online retailer, this sub-group consisted of both traditionally popular names (like ) and somewhat offbeat choices such as Trip.com.

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