rally
n. countablen. a quick increase in the price of a stock or the value of a market after it has been falling. It shows that investors are starting to feel positive again.
n. a sustained increase in the price of an asset or the overall market following a period of decline or stagnation. Often signals a shift in market sentiment or a reaction to positive macroeconomic data.
The stock market saw a late afternoon rally after the news.
Tech stocks led a significant market rally today as investors reacted to better-than-expected quarterly earnings reports.
Despite the initial panic following the interest rate hike, a late-session rally suggested that institutional investors were beginning to find value in the oversold manufacturing sector.
From Middle French rallier (French rallier), from Old French ralier, from Latin prefix re- + ad + ligare (“to bind; to ally”).
From French railler. See rail (“to scoff”).
Commonly used with 'in' to specify the asset class, such as 'a rally in oil prices'.