(March 25): Shares in GameStop and other so-called meme stocks popular among members of Reddit's WallStreetBets forum jumped on Thursday as investors bought shares whose prices tumbled in the previous session.

Shares in video-game retailer GameStop were last up 32.1% at US$159.02 with brisk trading volume, erasing much of the previous session's 33.8% decline, after the company said it was evaluating the possibility of a share sale.