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Markets Live Recap: Stocks Surge on Economic Reopening Optimism and a Potential COVID-19 Vaccine

By , Money Morning

The S&P 500 surged over 2% to start the shortened trading week after the long Memorial Day weekend.

Early investors were optimistic that economies around the nation are reopening. And the thinking is that should lead to more sales if consumers feel safe enough to go out and spend.

They were also optimistic that a COVID-19 vaccine could soon be discovered.

But that optimism could be short-lived as a sell-off occurred at the end of trading, which saw the S&P 500 only close 1.2% higher.

Here's what our experts - Chris Johnson and Shah Gilani - thought about the early rally and late selling.

Chris Johnson (8:45 a.m. EDT)

Shah Gilani (3:45 p.m. EDT)

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