Shares of Target Corp. rocketed 18.2% in morning trading Wednesday, which puts them on track for the biggest one-day gain in its history, after the retailer reported better-than-expected fiscal second-quarter results and raised its outlook. The stock was trading well above the Sept. 10, 2018 record close of $89.26 and all-time intraday high of $90.39. The stock's percentage gain would be bigger than the current record rally of 17.8% on Oct. 28, 2008. Target went public in October 1968. The current price gain of $15.61 is adding about $8 billion to the retailer's market capitalization, which would lift the market cap to about $51.9 billion. That's still well below the market cap of rival Walmart Inc. of $323.1 billion. Target's stock has gained 2.7% over the past 22% over the past months, while Walmart shares have advanced 18% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average has tacked on 1.5%.
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