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Nov. 16, 2023 11:00 am ET
Smaller, speculative companies are in the midst of a furious autumn stock-market rally, but they still have an interest-rate problem.
The S&P 600, an index of small companies with an average market value of $1.8 billion, has climbed 10% from its recent low on Oct. 27, slightly outpacing the S&P 500. Yet for 2023, it is on pace to trail its large-cap counterpart by the widest margin in a calendar year since 1998. The S&P 600 is up 1.7%, while the S&P 500 has climbed 17%.
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