Why Wayfair Stock Crushed the Market on Friday

Investors suddenly became bullish on the company's rather specific retail segment.On the last trading day of the week, it was good to be a furniture and home furnishings retailer.Largely on the news that a prominent peer in the sector had a smashing second quarter, Wayfair (W) stock rose in sympathy on Friday. The company's share price zoomed nearly 6% higher, easily beating the 0.5% rise of the bellwether S&P 500 index.A peer outperformsThe rival with the solid quarterly figures was RH (RH), which unveiled ...