Russell 2000
US small-cap benchmark — the domestic-economy proxy versus megacap tech.
Previous close $2,416.43
Chart — coming soon
1-month, 3-month, 1-year sparklines land in the next update — along with 52-week high / low stats and YTD performance.
The 30-second take
Russell 2000 tells you what the ~2,000 smallest US companies are doing. It's dominated by regional banks, domestic industrials, and biotech — so it's much more rate-sensitive than the S&P and much more exposed to the US economy (not global revenue). A widening Russell-vs-S&P spread is the classic “megacap vs real economy” story: when small-caps lag, it usually signals tight financial conditions or a domestic growth scare.
Historical reference points
Bankers instinctively contextualise today's level against these moments. Each row shows how far the current level is above / below that reference.
- COVID crash lowMar 2020$95.00+2486.09%
- Post-COVID peakNov 2021$243.00+911.02%
- 2022 lowJun 2022$162.00+1416.54%
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