Rally ends for stocks in U.S. retailers; investors shop for bargains
March 16, 2018 at 14:53 PM EDT
By April Joyner NEW YORK, March 16 (Reuters) - Lower tax rates for U.S. retailers drove a rally in shares for the sector that has largely fizzled out, but investors see buying opportunities among retailers they believe can thrive despite the growing exodus of consumers to online shopping. Shares of brick-and-mortar retailers in the S&P Composite 1500 Retailing index surged 23 percent as a group from November, when the Trump administration's tax overhaul began to pick up st