By Peter Nurse
Investing.com -- 'Meme stocks' - the handful of names heavily shorted by hedge funds but increasingly broadly owned by retail investors - are all sharply higher in premarket trade on Friday, January 29th, after online broker Robinhood and others said they will lift trading restrictions for this session.
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GameStop (NYSE:GME) stock soared 108%,
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Koss (NASDAQ:KOSS) stock rose 114%
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AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) stock rose 63%
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Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ:BBBY) stock rose 16%
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BlackBerry (NYSE:BB) stock gained 19%
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Naked Brands (NASDAQ:NAKD) stock rose 41%
- American Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL) stock rose 12%