Stocks Rise as Retail Investors Turn to Silver, Tech Leads Gainers
Stocks End Higher as Retail Trading Frenzy Ebbs, Nasdaq Jumps 2.6% TheStreet 2/1/2021 © TheStreet Stocks End Higher as Retail Trading Frenzy Ebbs, Nasdaq Jumps 2.6% Stocks finished higher Monday as the anxiety about volatile retail trading, particularly in shares of GameStop and AMC Entertainment , ebbed with day traders turning their attention to precious metals. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up 229 points, or 0.76%, to 30,211, the S&P 500 rose 1.61% and the Nasdaq jumped 2.55%. Leading the Dow industrials higher were Microsoft , up 3.3%, Visa , up 2.6%, and Intel , up 2.1...