The S&P 500 Index (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) gained 42.6 points, or almost 1.3%, on Sept. 14. This marks a positive start to the week for investors hopeful that U.S. markets will break a two-week losing streak. After today's gains, the index is still down 5.5% from its peak on Sept 2, following two weeks that finished lower than they started.
Today's move higher was broad, with well over 400 of the stocks in the index closing up today. But by and large, the very best performers were companies that have been some of the biggest losers this year. Today's biggest gainer was Kohl's Corp (NYSE: KSS), up 9.6%, followed by luxury goods maker and retailer Tapestry (NYSE: TPR), up 8.5%; today's move higher left the two hard-hit retailer stocks down 58% and 40% respectively this year, and facing plenty of challenges ahead.
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