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Shares of small-cap companies gained Wednesday, as the Russell 2000 Index added 0.5%, and the S&P Small Cap 600 Index was up 0.6%.
Among companies with a market value of $1 billion to $6.7 billion, Patterson Cos. Inc. was the best performer during the session, surging 36%, followed by ReNew Energy Global PLC, which jumped 18%. Frontier Group Holdings Inc. shares jumped 15%, REV Group Inc. surged 14%, and shares of Rigetti Computing Inc. jumped 14%.
ImmunityBio Inc. was the biggest laggard, dropping 32%, followed by shares of Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc., which dropped 20%. Shares of D-Wave Quantum Inc. dropped 12%, Falcon's Beyond Global Inc. shares tumbled 10%, and Bausch Health Cos. Inc. plunged 8.9%.
Major U.S. stock indexes finished mixed Wednesday with the Nasdaq Composite Index adding 1.8%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 Index added 0.8%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.2%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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December 11, 2024 16:20 ET (21:20 GMT)
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