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GameStop tumbles nearly 20% as retail-driven surge dies down

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GameStop tumbles nearly 20% as retail-driven surge dies down

RETAIL TRADING. The GameStop logo is seen in front of a displayed Reddit logo in this illustration taken February 2, 2021.

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Discussion on Reddit is notably muted as GameStop shares fall on Tuesday, February 9

Shares of video game retailer GameStop tumbled nearly 20% Tuesday, February 9, to their lowest levels since the start of a retail investor-led surge that echoed across Wall Street.

Investors who followed the popular Reddit forum WallStreetBets helped push shares of GameStop to a closing high of $347.51 on January 27 as part of a strategy to squeeze hedge funds that had taken a short bet on the retailer. Since then, GameStop has tumbled about 85% to near $40 a share.

The discussion of the stock was notably muted on Reddit as shares fell Tuesday.

“This really is like a party that’s dying down,” one user wrote.

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Other Reddit favorites tumbled alongside GameStop, with AMC Entertainment Holdings Incorporated shedding nearly 12% and BlackBerry Ltd dropping nearly 4%. The benchmark S&P 500 was flat in afternoon trading.

The average price target of analysts tracked by Refinitiv on the company is $13.44. – Rappler.com

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