Up 5 of the last 6 sessions. Russell 2000 index outperforms again

The major indices are closing up for the 5th time in 6 days. The gains are led by the the small cap Russell index for the 2nd day in a row. The index was up 1.78% yesterday. Today that index rose by an additional 1.5%.

The final numbers are showing:

  • The S&P index rose 24.72 points or 0.97% at 2574.41
  • The Nasdaq index rose 73.52 points or 1.08% at 6897.00
  • The Dow rose 256.10 or 1.09% at 23787.45.

Some of the big winners on the day included:

  • Square, +3.79%
  • Nucor, +3.41%
  • Boeing, +3.77%
  • Facebook, +3.25%
  • Verizon, +2.89%
  • Alibaba, +2.63%
  • chipotle Mexican Grill, +2.47%
  • Intuit, +2.4%
  • Johnson & Johnson, +2.34%
  • PayPal, +2.04%
  • Walgreens, +2.0%
  • Apple, +1.91%

Some of the bigger losers on the day include:

  • Nvidia, -2.49%
  • United Continental, -1.02%
  • Delta Airlines, -0.81%
  • Broadcom, 0.8%
  • micron, -0.76%
  • Gilead, -0.69%
  • Morgan Stanley, -0.62%
  • Goldman Sachs, -0.37%
  • Citigroup, -0.25%