U.S. Small Caps Move Upward; Five9 Top Leaders

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Shares of small-cap companies increased Friday, as the Russell 2000 Index added 0.5%, and the S&P Small Cap 600 Index was up 0.2%.

Among companies with a market value of $1 billion to $6.7 billion, Five9 Inc. was the best performer during the session, surging 29%, followed by Wolfspeed Inc., which surged 24%. Xanadu Quantum Technologies Ltd. shares jumped 24%, Bandwidth Inc. Cl A surged 22%, and shares of AXT Inc. jumped 21%.

Insperity Inc. was the biggest laggard, dropping 20%, followed by shares of Atmus Filtration Technologies Inc., which dropped 17%. Shares of Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc. dropped 11%, Dolby Laboratories Inc. Cl A shares plunged 10%, and Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc. tumbled 10%.

Major U.S. stock indexes finished mixed Friday as the Nasdaq Composite Index gained 0.9%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 Index increased 0.3%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.3%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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May 01, 2026 16:21 ET (20:21 GMT)

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