Cynthia Littleton Business EditorDisney and ViacomCBS shares were buoyant in trading Monday thanks to good news that allowed ViacomCBS to buck the general downtrend for the Nasdaq index.Disney shares climbed 6.2%, topping the $200 threshold to close at $201.91.
Disney rallied on the news from California state officials that the Disneyland theme park in Anaheim will likely be able to reopen at limited capacity as of April 1.ViacomCBS shared spiked 12.7% to close at $83.66.
The stock rode the royal coattails of Oprah Winfrey’s highly-rated interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, which aired Sunday night on CBS.
The two-hour telecast brought in 17.2 million viewers and a bonanza of attention for the network and its power to draw a mass.
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