| The stock market continued higher on Monday as the rally in U.S. stocks broadened out to include not only large cap stocks, but small and mid-cap shares as well. The Standard and Poor's 500 large cap index ended the day higher by 0.29 percent, but small cap stocks had an entirely different agenda, as seen in the Russell 2000 small cap index which rose 1.19 percent on the day.
Small cap stock indexes have lagged large cap stock indexes for much of the year, and it would take a Herculean effort for small caps to catch up with just 25 trading days left. However, this doesn't mean they won't try, given Friday's news out of China that their central bank will make money cheaper to borrow, in an attempt to stimulate their economy. The European Central Bank also announced on Friday they are getting closer to additional stimulus efforts.................................Full Article: Source
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