Synovus Financial Corp., Regions lead local list of many gainers

As U.S. stocks rose following a surprisingly encouraging update on inflation and a reassurance that the Federal Reserve still sees a cut to interest rates as likely this year, local stocks followed suit.

Most of the stocks on our list saw themselves as gainers, led by Georgia-based Synovus Financial Corp., which was the only stock to increase more than 3%. Synovus Financial Corp., was up $1.20 to close at $37.53, only a few dollars shy of its 52-week high. Regions trailed closely with a 2.7% gain.

Six stocks on our list were down more than 1%, and of those, the biggest loser was Enviva (3.2 %).