ClearWater Market Commentary as of February 18th, 2022
The large-cap indexes suffered their second consecutive week of declines as worries over a Russian invasion of Ukraine and high inflation weighed on sentiment.
The large-cap indexes suffered their second consecutive week of declines as worries over a Russian invasion of Ukraine and high inflation weighed on sentiment.
After another volatile week, the large-cap indexes ended the week lower, while the S&P Mid-Cap 400 and small-cap Russell 2000 indexes recorded modest gains.
Equity markets remained volatile but recorded overall gains for the second consecutive week. Breaking with a pattern of value outperformance largely in place since November, growth and value shares performed similarly, while mid-and small-caps outpaced large-caps.
ClearWater Market Commentary as of February 25th, 2022
The major indexes closed mostly higher after a holiday-shortened week of historic volatility sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.