Stocks that have been beaten down the most since the sell-off began on Wall Street in February helped lead the way on Wednesday, including energy companies, retailers and travel-related companies. Gap added 12.6 percent, United Airlines gained by 12.4 percent and Diamondback Energy was up by 13.5 percent as investors envisioned people shopping again at stores, flying for vacations and driving to the office once stay-at-home orders are relaxed. All three, though, are still down by more than 50 percent for 2020 so far.

Source: The Standard April 09, 2020 03:00 UTC