Value stocks flirt with positive territory, outperforming growth equities

Value stocks flirt with positive territory, outperforming growth equities

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A measure of value stocks in the U.S. briefly edged into positive territory Friday afternoon, outperforming growth stocks. The Russell 1000 Value Index was slipping 0.1% in late afternoon trading, while the Russell 1000 Growth index was down 0.7%, according to FactSet data, at last check. The U.S. stock market was trading broadly lower on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite all down as the closing bell neared.

A measure of value stocks in the U.S. briefly edged into positive territory Friday afternoon, outperforming growth stocks. The Russell 1000 Value Index was slipping 0.1% in late afternoon


trading, while the Russell 1000 Growth index was down 0.7%, according to FactSet data, at last check. The U.S. stock market was trading broadly lower on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial


Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite all down as the closing bell neared.