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Weekly Market Commentary: Large Cap Stocks Rise While Small Caps Remain Pressured
10/14/26
Sunflower Bank Weekly Market Commentary: October 14, 2026
Each week, our Investment Committee analyzes the U.S. stock market and bond market activity and news of the previous week, summarizing their findings into a weekly market update report. The key points of this week's commentary, "Large Cap Stocks Rise While Small Caps Remain Pressured," include:
- Large cap equity indexes rose last week as 3Q26 earnings season began. The S&P 500 rose +1.2% and the Nasdaq 100 increased +0.3%.
- Small cap stocks have lagged their larger peers over the last few weeks. The Russell 2000 declined -1% last week and now lags on the S&P 500 on a year-to-date basis.
- Bond yields ended the week off their highs but remain elevated.
- Major financial institutions are scheduled to report this week. According to FactSet, EPS of S&P 500 constituents is expected to rise +30% year-over-year in 3Q26.
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