Cap Index: Splitting Difference and Index

cap index: The S&P Small Cap 600 Index SML, 0.06% has climbed 8.8% since the close of trading on Nov. 8, the last trading day before the results were known, according to Market Watch. The Russell 2000 index RUT, 0.00% which comprises the smallest 2,000 stocks of the Russell 3000, which itself represents essentially the whole of the American equity market is up 8.3% over the same period. While equities have risen broadly of late both leading up to the election and especially after the gains have been particularly pronounced for small public companies, which are seen as benefiting most under the new administration. Both have hit new all-time highs since the election. Splitting the difference was the S&P 400 Mid Cap Index MID, -0.01% up 5% since the close of last Tuesday. To compare, the S&P 500 SPX, -0.16% considered a proxy for large-cap stocks is up 1.4% since Trump was elected. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.