{"id":437412,"date":"2026-09-03T03:05:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T20:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swingfish.trade\/blog\/market-news\/us-stocks-rise-as-small-caps-lead-the-gains-437412\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T03:05:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T20:05:53","slug":"us-stocks-rise-as-small-caps-lead-the-gains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swingfish.trade\/blog\/market-news\/us-stocks-rise-as-small-caps-lead-the-gains-437412\/","title":{"rendered":"US stocks rise as small caps lead the gains"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>US stocks closed higher, with the gains extending beyond the largest technology names. The Russell 2000 led the way with a 1.13% advance, while the Dow, S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq Composite posted more modest gains. The Nasdaq 100 lagged with a 0.23% increase. That relative performance points to a day when buying interest spread into smaller companies and other parts of the market.<\/p>\n<p>The closing levels showed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Dow industrials: 53,067.32, up 295.05 points or 0.56%.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>S&amp;P 500: 7,666.69, up 35.21 points or 0.46%.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Nasdaq Composite: 26,217.83, up 118.05 points or 0.45%.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Russell 2000: 2,953.18, up 33.05 points or 1.13%.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Nasdaq 100: 29,143.33, up 66.11 points or 0.23%.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Among the bigger winners, several groups stood out:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Technology and AI infrastructure: Dell was the standout, surging 15.27% after beating earnings and increasing its forward guidance. Oracle gained 3.29% and Nvidia rose 3.19%, showing continued buying interest in companies tied to computing and AI infrastructure.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Fintech and trading platforms: Block rose 5.96%, SoFi gained 4.90%, PayPal advanced 3.65% and Robinhood added 3.19%. This was one of the clearest clusters of strength among the listed winners.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Consumer spending and travel: Best Buy gained 5.40%, United Airlines rose 3.98% despite oil prices remaining elevated above $90, and Lyft added 3.64%.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Industrials and agriculture: Worthington Industries advanced 5.96%, Deere gained 3.35% and fertilizer producer CF Industries rose 3.11%.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There were also significant pockets of weakness:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Cybersecurity: Palo Alto Networks fell 9.30%, CrowdStrike declined 5.44% and Fortinet lost 4.54%. The First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF dropped 2.73%, showing that the weakness extended across the sector.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>High-growth software and AI: Credo Technology plunged 20.02% as earnings failed to impress, Datadog fell 6.56%, Palantir declined 5.80% and Snowflake lost 4.12%. Those declines help explain why the Nasdaq 100 lagged despite strong gains in Dell, Nvidia and Oracle.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Transportation: FedEx fell 2.58%, providing a downside contrast to the strength in United Airlines and Lyft.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The overall market finished higher, but the performance below the surface was mixed. Smaller companies, fintech stocks, selected AI infrastructure names and industrial shares attracted buyers, while cybersecurity and high-valuation software stocks came under pressure. The Russell 2000\u2019s outperformance nevertheless suggests that the day\u2019s buying reached beyond a handful of large technology companies.<\/p>\n<p>                            This article was written by Greg Michalowski at investinglive.com.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US stocks closed higher, with the gains extending beyond the largest technology names. 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