US stocks pushed higher despite the prospect of a stimulus slowdown and a quicker rise in interest rates, as other data showed that first-time claims for jobless benefits continued to fall last week.
The Dow and the tech-heavy Nasdaq were down in morning trading while Europe barely moved either side of the positive-negative line after Asia drifted down slightly.
AMC's shares traded 33.4% lower on Thursday at $41.10 after the company said it agreed to sell up to 11.55 million of its shares from time to time in an at-the-market program. A wave of buying from retail investors had helped AMC's share price nearly double to a record close of $62.55 in the prior session.