Small-cap shares to gain from shift to value in week ahead

NEW YORK: Beleaguered shares of small US companies are set for a bump in performance as value stocks have risen, market analysts say, but small caps could quickly fade again with an economic setback.

The small-cap Russell 2000 index has lagged the benchmark S&P 500 for much of 2019 and has yet to escape the bear market it confirmed last December. Still, so far this quarter, the Russell 2000 has risen 4.6%, edging out the 3.6% rise in the S&P 500.