Hints and tips:
Related Special Reports
...S&P Global’s Construction PMI index rose to 49.7 in February, well ahead of the 49 expected by analysts and just below the 50 level that separates expansion from contraction....
...The benchmark S&P 500 fell 0.2 per cent on Thursday afternoon, notching five straight daily losses for the first time since October....
...The small-cap focused Russell 2000 rose 0.5 per cent. Treasuries rallied, with the yield on the two-year note down 0.03 percentage points to 4.67 per cent....
...The small-cap focused Russell 2000 added 2.1 per cent....
...Indeed, since the Furey report was published, the Russell 2000 has narrowly beaten the S&P 500....
...The benchmark S&P 500 closed 0.7 per cent lower on Tuesday, its biggest one-day drop since early March....
...Even smaller stocks are finally catching up a little, with the Russell Midcap index (+4.3 per cent) and the Russell 2000 (+3.6 per cent) leading the Russell 1000 (+3.2 per cent) in March, notes Bank of America...
...The benchmark S&P 500 rose 1 per cent on Friday, with strong gains in tech stocks leading the index....
...The small-cap focused Russell 2000 added 0.7 per cent. Treasury prices rose, pulling the yield on the 10-year note down 0.06 percentage points to 4.61 per cent....
...Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 edged up 0.1 per cent....
...Join FT journalists, Alec Russell and Martin Wolf, as well as, guests on January 24 1pm GMT for a subscriber-exclusive webinar. Register for free here....
...The Russell 2000 index has risen 24 per cent since the beginning of 2020, lagging behind the S&P 500’s more than 60 per cent gain over the same period....
...The small-cap focused Russell 3000 finished 0.4 per cent higher....
...The small-cap focused Russell 2000 gained 1 per cent....
...Wall Street’s S&P 500 index fell 0.6 per cent, with technology the worst-performing sector....
...The small-cap focused Russell 2000 fell 1.4 per cent....
...The benchmark S&P 500 finished 0.03 per cent lower, while the Nasdaq Composite advanced by a similar magnitude. The small-cap focused Russell 2000 had a better day and added 0.5 per cent....
International Edition