Russell 2000 closed up 3% today, biggest surge on a jobs/CPI/Fed day since the CPI report in July 2024 Nothing gets the small fries going like rate cut hopium
Most small-cap sector ETFs were up 2.5% or more today https://t.co/BdQk0Ik24F
S&P 500 Closing Bell Heatmap (Aug. 12, 2025) $SPY +1.06% 🟩 $QQQ +1.26% 🟩 $DJI +1.11% 🟩 $IWM +2.96% 🟩 https://t.co/6RjwjiGWQR https://t.co/c0x2OUytkr
U.S. equities rallied on Tuesday, with small-capitalization shares sharply outperforming the broader market. The Russell 2000 climbed about 3.0%, marking its strongest showing on a combined jobs, consumer-price and Federal Reserve news day since July 2024. Breadth was robust: 96% of S&P SmallCap 600 companies closed higher and every S&P 500 sector ended in positive territory. Large-cap benchmarks also posted solid gains. The S&P 500 added 1.06%, the Nasdaq-100 rose 1.26% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 1.11%. Investors sifted through fresh labor-market and inflation data while weighing the outlook for monetary policy, driving broad-based buying across both mega-cap and small-cap segments.
