Investors Buying Retail Stocks As Macy's Strong Q3 Report Spurs Optimism; Heads Up For Kohl's, Wal-Mart Results On Thursday

Retail stocks are the top performing sector Wednesday morning as strong quarterly figures from Macy's (NYSE: M ) are given investors some hope heading into the holiday shopping season. The SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSE: XRT ) is up more than 0.6 percent at last check; the S&P