The shares closed at $14.17 on Thursday, as the S&P 500 rose 1.02% to 7,209.01 and the Dow gained 1.62% to 49,652.14.
The advance ended a two-day losing streak, though Kohl's still trailed Walmart's 3.06% rise and Target's 1.47% gain, while beating Amazon's 0.77% increase.
Kohl's remains 43.81% below its 52-week high of $25.22 reached on 1 December, and trading volume of 4.5 million was below its 50-day average of 5.1 million.
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