Apple, eBay stocks rise, as Dow goes on wild ride

Apple and eBay were two notable stocks to swim against the tide Friday, staying in positive territory throughout the mid-morning through the markets close, while investors watched the Dow Jones Industrial Average take one of its most harrowing rides ever. As the Dow Jones whiplashed investors with its swings that ranged more than a 1,000 points during the day, Apple and eBay took investors on an upward path. Apple intraday trading (Credit: Yahoo Finance) Apple closed up 9.08 percent to end the day at $96.80 a share, compared with Thursday's close. It gained most of its traction in the final hour of the trading session and was one of the most actively traded stocks on the Nasdaq. eBay, meanwhile, initially struggled to stay in positive territory, but succeeded and ended the day up 4.82 percent to close at $16.73 a share. The... [read full story]