Small-Caps Push Stocks Higher as Turkey Fears Wane: Markets Wrap
- Lira gains with Turkish equities, emerging-market shares fall
- Euro hits lowest against the U.S. dollar since July 2017
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U.S. stocks halted their longest slide since March and the dollar reached a 14-month high as investors brushed off Monday’s Turkey-induced turmoil. Treasuries dropped and WTI crude hovered above $67 a barrel.
The S&P 500 Index rose for the first time in five days amid thin summer trading. Small-cap shares paced the gains, with the Russell 2000 Index leading among major U.S. equity benchmarks. Tapestry Inc., the handbag maker formerly known as Coach, was the top performer in the S&P 500 after its quarterly results showed that shoppers are returning to its Kate Spade brand. Meanwhile, Tesla Inc. sank 2.5 percent following reports that Goldman Sachs Group Inc. hadn’t been formally hired as an adviser to help take the company private.