Kohl's Corp. rose $1.15 or 2.2 percent, to $52.35. Macy's Inc. rose$. 58 or 1.2 percent, to $49.43. Nordstrom rose$. 23 or. 4 percent, to $60.71.
Kohl's Corp. rose $1.02 or 2.0 percent, to $52.22. Macy's Inc. rose$. 50 or 1.0 percent, to $49.35. Nordstrom rose$. 39 or. 6 percent, to $60.87.
NEW YORK-- Standard& Poor's Ratings Services is lowering the rating it gave J.C. Penney's term loan further into junk status because the struggling department store operator boosted the loan's size. J.C. Penney Co. increased the size of the term loan to $2.25 billion from $1.75 billion.
NEW YORK-- Sears Holdings Corp. is expected to report first-quarter earnings results after the regular markets close on Thursday that will provide more indications of how the struggling department store chain will turn around its business.
Kohl's Corp. rose$. 37 or. 7 percent, to $51.57. Macy's Inc. rose$. 26 or. 5 percent, to $49.11. Nordstrom rose$. 44 or. 7 percent, to $60.92.
Kohl's Corp. fell$. 38 or. 7 percent, to $51.20. Macy's Inc. rose$. 18 or. 4 percent, to $48.85. Nordstrom fell$. 20 or. 3 percent, to $60.48.
Kohl's Corp. fell$. 39 or. 7 percent, to $51.19. Macy's Inc. rose$. 32 or. 7 percent, to $48.99. Nordstrom fell$. 14 or. 2 percent, to $60.54.
Kohl's Corp. fell$. 26 or. 5 percent, to $51.32. Macy's Inc. rose$. 04 or. 1 percent, to $48.71. Nordstrom fell$. 13 or. 2 percent, to $60.55.
Kohl's Corp. fell$. 45 or. 9 percent, to $51.58. Macy's Inc. rose$. 79 or 1.6 percent, to $48.67. Nordstrom fell$. 45 or. 7 percent, to $60.68.
NEW YORK-- A look at New York Stock Exchange 10 most-active stocks at 1 p.m.:. Advanced Micro Devices Inc. rose 6.0 percent to $4.06 with 21,590,400 shares traded. Bank of America Corp. rose. 4 percent to $13.42 with 53,087,000 shares traded.
Kohl's Corp. fell$. 06 or. 1 percent, to $51.97. Macy's Inc. rose$. 47 or 1.0 percent, to $48.35. Nordstrom fell$. 49 or. 8 percent, to $60.64.
The benchmark S&P 500 index fell 0.5 percent on Thursday, its biggest drop since May 1, after a Federal Reserve official said the U.S. central bank could begin reducing its monetary stimulus program this summer.
Kohl's Corp. fell$. 39 or. 7 percent, to $51.64. Macy's Inc. rose$. 06 or. 1 percent, to $47.94. Nordstrom fell $1.39 or 2.3 percent, to $59.74.
*University of Michigan consumer sentiment data, leading indicators on tap.
U.S. stock market index futures were higher Friday, with major averages looking to log their fourth-straight week higher, ahead of a key reading on consumer sentiment.