The major U.S. stock indices finished the day higher, led by the Russell 2000, which stood out as the strongest performer. Small-cap stocks gained 19.42 points (+0.83%), nearly double the advance of the NASDAQ, which rose 94.90 points (+0.44%). The S&P 500 also moved higher, closing up 0.41%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average lagged slightly with a 0.30% gain.
Looking at the components of the S&P, the industrials were the biggest gainers with a gain of 1.04% followed by financials with a gain of 0.76%. Consumer Staples and real estate services were the weakest with declines of -0.46% and -0.33% respectively.
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Industrials (S5INDU) +1.04%
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Financials (SPF) +0.76%
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Health Care (S5HLTH) +0.55%
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Financials (S5INFT) +0.53%
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Energy (S5COND) +0.42%
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Materials (S5MATR) +0.41%
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Utilities (S5UTIL) +0.22%
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SPN -0.21%
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Telecom (S5TELS) -0.27%
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Real Estate Services (S5REAS) -0.33%
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Consumer Staples (S5CONS) -0.46%
This article was written by Greg Michalowski at investinglive.com.