It has been two weeks since we last updated the Bowser Microcap Stock Index. At the time, the Index closed Friday, May 10 at 508.45. Last Friday (May 24), however, the Index closed at 516.68--up 8.23 points in the last two weeks. This 1.6% gain shows a continued strong showing for microcaps in the month of May. Since April 24, the Microcap Stock Index is up a total of 16.34 points, or 3.3%. Over that same time period, the NASDAQ Composite leads the way, up 5.5%.
Along those lines, other indexes performed well over the past two weeks. The Bowser Microcap Stock Index led the way followed by the bigger indexes (DJIA and S&P 500). The Russell 2000 posted the smallest gain over the past two weeks with a still respectable 0.7% gain.
The other major indexes were as follows:
- Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI)–UP 1.2%
- S&P 500 (^GSPC)–UP 1.0%
- Russell 2000 (^RUT)–UP 0.9%
- NASDAQ Composite (^IXIC)–UP 0.7%
There were no changes to the Index’s companies this week.
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