Broadening Market Strength, Fed Rate, Cuts, and What Lies Ahead

October 18, 2024

U.S. equity markets saw broad gains in Q3, with all major indices posting positive returns. Notably, market leadership, which had been concentrated in large-cap tech, broadened as other sectors and asset classes joined the fun. This is reflected in the impressive performance of the equal-weighted S&P 500, up 9.1% for the quarter, surpassing the market-cap weighted S&P 500’s gain of 5.53%. Small cap companies also advanced, with the Russell 2000 rising 8.9%. The top-performing industries included asset managers, utilities, building products, REITs, property and casualty insurers, credit cards, and cruise lines. On the flip side, energy, semiconductors, software, money-center banks, department stores, steel, and autos lagged behind.

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Broadening Market Strength, Fed Rate, Cuts, and What Lies Ahead

October 18, 2024

U.S. equity markets saw broad gains in Q3, with all major indices posting positive returns. Notably, market leadership, which had been concentrated in large-cap tech, broadened as other sectors and asset classes joined the fun. This is reflected in the impressive performance of the equal-weighted S&P 500, up 9.1% for the quarter, surpassing the market-cap weighted S&P 500’s gain of 5.53%. Small cap companies also advanced, with the Russell 2000 rising 8.9%. The top-performing industries included asset managers, utilities, building products, REITs, property and casualty insurers, credit cards, and cruise lines. On the flip side, energy, semiconductors, software, money-center banks, department stores, steel, and autos lagged behind.

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