) Equity index futures showed significant dispersion during Friday's session as the Russell2000 futures outperformed the broader market. Russell 2000 futures rose 1.25% to reach 2,654, recovering most of the losses from the previous session.
In a decisive shift for equity markets, the small-cap heavy Russell2000 index outperformed its large-cap peers on Friday, February 13, 2026, as investors cheered a cooler-than-expected Consumer Price Index (CPI) report.
The financial landscape shifted violently this week as the long-dormant Russell2000 index (INDEXRUSSELL.RUT) staged a breathtaking 18% rally, marking its best single-week performance in decades.
CBOE), the world's leading derivatives and securities exchange network, today announced Russell2000Index (RUT) and Russell 2000 Index Weeklys (RUTW) options are now available to trade on the Cboe ...
(Cboe. CBOE), the world's leading derivatives and securities exchange network, today announced Russell2000Index (RUT) and Russell 2000 Index Weeklys (RUTW) options are now available to trade on ...
This policy pivot is not just a psychological boost; it represents a tangible reduction in overhead for the thousands of companies that comprise the iShares Russell2000ETF (NYSEARCA.
In a move that has rewritten the record books of Wall Street, the small-cap-heavy Russell2000 index recently concluded a historic 15-session winning streak of daily outperformance against the S&P 500.
This shift in sentiment that experts have dubbed the “GreatRotation” has pushed the Russell2000, a benchmark index that represents the US small-cap stocks, up some 8% since the start of this year.