Apple, JPMorgan among Barron's top 10 picks for 2013

Corporate giants Apple , JPMorgan Chase and Royal Dutch Shell all made it into Barron's top 10 stock picks for 2013, the financial weekly reported on Sunday.

Barnes & Noble , BlackRock Inc , General Dynamics , Marathon Petroleum , Novartis , Viacom and Western Digital also made it onto the list as anticipated strong performers next year.

Some of the year's picks, including Apple, BlackRock, Barnes & Noble and Viacom, already received bullish reviews in Barron's this year, while others were listed for their perceived undervaluation.

(Reporting By Edward McAllister; Editing by Leslie Adler)