^RUT - Russell 2000
| Previous Close | 1,578.29 |
| Open | 1,577.55 |
| Volume | 0 |
| Day's Range | 1,557.15 - 1,577.55 |
| 52 Week Range | 1,266.92 - 1,724.38 |
| Avg. Volume | 35,247,357 |
- Yahoo Finance
Initial jobless claims, existing home sales — What to know in markets Thursday
Thursday, investors can expect the weekly initial jobless claims figures, as well as existing home sales for the month of August.
- Investor's Business Daily
Dow Jones Today: Futures Gain Strength; Target, Microsoft Stocks Rise On Buybacks
Target and Microsoft stock were early leaders and Herman Miller set up for a breakout, while holding above 27,000 was the target for the Dow Jones today.
- Investor's Business Daily
Stock Market Ends Mixed After Fed's Quarter-Point Rate Cut; FedEx, Adobe, Roku Take Big Hits
The stock market closed mixed on Wednesday, despite the Federal Reserve's much-anticipated quarter-point cut in its benchmark fed funds rate.
- FX Empire
US Stock Market Overview – Stocks Rise, Led by Real-Estate, Energy Bucks the Trend
The Fed is on deck
- Investor's Business Daily
Dow Jones Lags Nasdaq As Oil Prices Plunge, Growth Stocks Rally
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was slightly lower in the stock market today as the Fed kicked off its two-day policy meeting and oil prices plunged.
- Benzinga
Holding Pattern: Fed Meeting Coincides With Sizzling Geopolitics, FedEx Earnings
Where will we go next remains the question, with a lot of uncertainty in the air. Stocks could enter a holding pattern for a bit here as people assess what’s going to happen next in the Gulf and wait for the Fed’s decision on rates tomorrow afternoon. Volatility hasn’t really moved much since late yesterday, with the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) just below 15.
- Benzinga
Tuesday's Market Minute: Muted Reaction
Stocks slipped modestly yesterday to start the week after an attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities over the weekend. Despite the new geopolitical risks, the benchmark S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq were down only 0.3% for the session. The closely-watched CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) was up nearly 7% yesterday on the modest losses for the overall market, but remains below the $15 level.
- Barrons.com
Large-Cap Funds Have Been Dumping Tech Stocks. Small-Cap Managers Are Overweight Them.
Investment funds focused on big companies cut their holdings of tech stocks last quarter, but their small-cap counterparts took a different approach. They held on in tech and industrial shares, while hanging back on health-care stocks.
- MarketWatch
Small cap rally: Why this week will be make-or-break for the Russell 2000
Since Aug 31 of 2018, the small-cap Russell 2000 (RUT) index has fallen more than 9%, compared to a rise of 3.6% for the large-cap S&P 500 index (SPX) but in September, the Russell’s fortunes began to turn around, and there’s now reason for cautious optimism that a rally in smaller-company stocks is here to stay. Month-to-date, the Russell 2000 has risen 6.4%, while the S&P 500 has advanced 2.4%, as of Monday’s close. DeSanctis pointed to rising bond yields as evidence that the market believes the U.S. economy will avoid a recession next year, but also predicted that the Russell 2000 will benefit from a Federal Reserve interest rate cut for the second time this year at the conclusion of the central bank’s meeting Wednesday.
- TheStreet.com
Oil Supply, Saudi Attacks, Fed Rate Cuts and Netflix: Market Recon
The U.S. economy may see a real lift-off in consumer prices due to higher energy prices, even if certain sectors stand to benefit greatly -- as might the trade deficit.
- Investor's Business Daily
Small Caps And Oil Stocks Lead As Crude Prices Skyrocket
Major U.S. stock market indexes traded lower near midday Monday as the stock market tried to adjust to the weekend attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities. Small caps in the Russell 2000 advanced 0.7%, but the major indexes remained in the red.
- Yahoo Finance
Scaramucci to Republicans: Take Trump out 'and put a relief pitcher in'
Outspoken former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci claims the president is 'unhinged' and in 'steady decline.'
- Barrons.com
The Debt Clock, the Yield Curve, Productivity Growth
Monetary policy has been eased and forward guidance has been strengthened via an open-ended QE [quantitative easing] program. The market implications from today’s measure will be dominated by the trend in global growth, something out of the ECB’s control.
- Investor's Business Daily
Techs Lag, Cyclicals Lead Dull Friday The 13th Session
It wasn't necessarily an unlucky Friday the 13th on Wall Street, but it was lackluster and indexes closed with minor change and growth stocks lost more ground.
- MarketWatch
Small-cap stock rally is here to stay
Until last week, small-cap stocks’ underperformance was a frequently cited reason for bearish equity market forecasts. The Russell 2000 (RUT) popped 8.8% after sitting at a six-month low just a couple weeks ago. From Sept. 9-11, the Russell 2000 recorded three consecutive daily gains of more than 1% each, a rare feat.
- Barrons.com
What’s Behind the Stock Market’s Great Rotation
Momentum and low-volatility stocks are falling, while value stocks are showing signs of staging a comeback—at long last
- TheStreet.com
Market Faces Stiff Resistance, China Issues, Trading ZTO Express: Market Recon
Guess we'll see, but there is no doubt, that with trade headlines swirling, a more aggressive (than I expected) ECB, and the Fed ready to step to the plate next week, all with markets teetering on, but not quite at what I see as technically over-bought conditions. On the other hand, trading volume was notably lower at both of New York's major exchanges despite the churn... in fact far lower than on more positive trading days earlier this week.
- Yahoo Finance
Trump unleashes selling tsunami in this hot area of the stock market
Value stocks are in. Momentum stocks are out. Thank you President Trump.
- FX Empire
Energy Sector Reaches Key Low Point – Start Looking For The Next Move
Still, we believe the energy sector is setting up another great trade opportunity for skilled technical traders. Watch how this sets up below $46 and watch for deeper price moves below $45. Once the momentum base is set up, the upside price move should be very clean and fairly quick.
- Investor's Business Daily
Stock Market Gives Back Part Of Gains Despite China News
The stock market battled as Trump delayed the tariff increases, and the European Central Bank cut interest rates for the first time since 2016.
- Benzinga
Oracle Reports Early In Surprise Move As Trump Surprises With Positive Trade Tweet
The surprises included Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) announcing earnings a day early (see more below) and President Trump tweeting that new tariffs on China would be delayed two weeks in what he called a “gesture of goodwill.” Stock futures seemed to get a lift from the trade announcement, especially coming after yesterday’s news that China would exempt some U.S. products from its tariff list. In what had to be one of the more widely anticipated moves in recent history, the European Central Bank (ECB) probably surprised few if anyone today when it lowered its deposit rate by 10 basis points and announced new quantitative easing (QE).
- MarketWatch
3 powerful reasons the stock market is heading even higher
The S&P 500 index (SPX) jumped to close just above 3,000 on Wednesday, its eighth gain in the last 10 sessions, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) rose for the sixth straight session to end solidly above 27,000. The Nasdaq Composite index (COMP) is less than 2% off its record peak, and the small-cap Russell 2000 index (RUT) and the bellwether Dow Jones Transportation Average (DJT) , which lagged the other averages, have rallied sharply in recent weeks. This comes amid worries about yield curve inversions, recession (60% of Americans think one’s coming in the next 12 months, according to the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll), trade tensions, negative interest rates in Europe and Japan, and slumping global economies.
- TheStreet.com
Small-Caps Are Hot, Playing Ball With China, Trading Nvidia: Market Recon
The bond market is running the show? The answer would be... as much if not more than anything else... again.
- MarketWatch
Dow closes higher for 6th straight session as tech shares power S&P 500
U.S. stocks close higher Wednesday, as global equities rose amid optimism over trade disputes and expectations for additional central-bank stimulus.
- MarketWatch
The Dow and S&P 500 haven’t been this walloped by small-caps since 2016
After being trounced by its large-cap brethren, small-capitalization stocks, as measured by the Russell 2000 index, have outperformed the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 index handily recently, further highlighting a shift in investor bets that has played out over the past several sessions.
