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.