Boeing lifts Dow | AMC, GameStop roar | New jobless claims hit pandemic low

When markets are idle, retail investors get busy.

VIEW IN BROWSER | SUBSCRIBE THU, MAY 27, 2021 EVENING BRIEF AS OF THU, MAY 27, 2021 • 05:15 ET DJIA 34464.64 +0.41% +141.59 S&P 500 4200.88 +0.12% +4.89 NASDAQ 13736.28 -0.01% -1.72   Most Active DOW NAME LAST CHG %CHG AAPL 125.28 -1.57 -1.24% KO 55.49 +0.46 +0.84% CSCO 52.92 +0.01 +0.02% S&P 500 NAME LAST CHG %CHG F 14.88 +0.98 +7.05% GE 14.35 +0.95 +7.09% AAPL 125.28 -1.57 -1.24% NASDAQ NAME LAST CHG %CHG AAPL 125.28 -1.57 -1.24% CSCO 52.92 +0.01 +0.02% SIRI 6.21 +0.16 +2.64%   EDITOR'S NOTE When markets are idle, retail investors get busy.   The S&P 500 rose 0.1% to end the day at 4,200.88, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 141.59 points to reach 34,464.64. The Nasdaq Composite was the laggard of the three indexes, just slightly below flat.   At least some of that quiet can be attributed to traders punching out a little early as the Memorial Day holiday weekend approaches.   "Equity markets are quiet as investors continue to anticipate the Fed's next move," said Mark Hackett, chief of investment research at Nationwide. "Low volatility and low trading volume are a frequent occurrence in the week leading into a holiday."   Sleepy markets notwithstanding, meme stock aficionados ran up AMC Entertainment, pushing the movie theater operator's share price higher by 35.6%. The stock has risen 119.5% for the week. GameStop, another Reddit darling, rose about 4.8%. The brick-and-mortar gaming retailer is up 43.7% for the week.   Investors are also banking on getting outside more, as stocks linked to travel and leisure enjoyed a bump. Royal Caribbean surged nearly 2.5%, while United Airlines jumped 1.9%.   Choosing to keep it relatively local this summer? You're likely to pay more at the pump. Memorial Day gas prices are the highest they've been in seven years.   "Usually when prices go up 50 cents, people say they'll just stay home, but not this year, with the pent-up demand," said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. "If there's any kinks in the system, it could get ugly." Darla Mercado | CNBC Markets and Investing Editor @Darla_Mercado TOP NEWS  Dow ends day more than 100 points higher amid solid jobs data, a jump in Boeing shares AMC Entertainment shares shoot up 35% as Reddit traders double down Fed's Kaplan cites real estate excesses as one reason to start tapering purchases Biden's budget will include $5 trillion in new federal spending over the next decade 60,000 stimulus checks sent to dead people have been returned, Treasury says Memorial Day gas prices are the highest in seven years and could stay high all summer Senate GOP unveils its $928 billion infrastructure counteroffer to Biden — here's what's in it Yellen says the government is operating like it's 2010, calls for more aggressive spending Trump and Giuliani ask judge to drop Capitol riot conspiracy case JPMorgan's Dimon, Citigroup's Fraser doubt Joe Biden's minimum global corporate tax rate plan would work   TOP VIDEO Fairlead Strategies' Katie Stockton on stocks in the tech-heavy Nasdaq   CNBC PRO These are Wall Street's favorite stocks to benefit from the expected travel and leisure boom   SPECIAL REPORTS Taxpayers are seeking answers about missing unemployment insurance tax refunds. The IRS has been unresponsive 'Halftime' traders discuss buying cruise stocks, Marriott and Disney   Unsubscribe Manage Newsletters Terms of Service Join the CNBC Panel Digital Products Feedback Privacy Policy   © 2021 CNBC LLC. All rights reserved. A property of NBCUniversal. 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes and Market Data and Analysis. Data also provided by THOMSON REUTERS