Bar chart of weekly index changes to October 23, 2026, Russell 2000 up 2.00%, Dow up 0.41%, S&P 500 down 0.47% and Nasdaq Composite down 0.71%

The Russell 2000 gained 2.0% this week, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.7% and the S&P 500 slipped 0.5%.

Small caps beat the other major indexes, and the Dow was the only other one to finish higher.

The Russell 2000 closed Friday at 2,775.90, up from 2,721.37 a week earlier.

The Nasdaq closed at 25,955.34 and the S&P 500 closed at 7,623.68.

Here is how the major indexes did this week.

  • Russell 2000 +2.00%

  • Dow Jones +0.41%

  • S&P 500 -0.47%

  • Nasdaq Composite -0.71%

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Big tech took a breather this week, and small caps did the heavy lifting.

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Phil Rosen
Phil Rosen

Phil Rosen is co-founder and CEO of Opening Bell Media and chief market strategist for Silvia Inc. (NASDAQ: SVIA). He hosts Full Signal and writes Opening Bell Daily — the markets briefing read by over 200,000 investors and published on Bloomberg Terminals — and has also published two books and won a Fulbright award for his reporting. Contact him at [email protected].