Our Microcap Stock Index falls 3.6% for its worst week in months

The Bowser Microcap Stock Index ended its two week up streak by closing Friday at 496.16, or 3.6% lower than the previous Friday's close of 514.54. The Index was down each day, falling 2.4% on Tuesday (03/19) and another 0.8% on Thursday. See the chart below for a visual representation.

Bowser Microcap Stock Index Update 03/23/13

Bowser Microcap Stock Index from 03/15/13 to 03/22/13

Compared to major indexes, the Bowser Index was at the bottom. However, each index was down slightly. The Dow Jones led the way with just a 0.001% step back. The largest loss for a major index was the Russell 2000 (-0.7%), hinting at a slower week for smaller stocks.

The other major indexes were as follows:

There were no changes to the Index's companies this week.

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Information in this blog post contains references to past Bowser recommendations. This blog post contains no recommendations, and instead relies on data gathered on past recommendations from sources thought to be reliable.