RPT-Wall St Week Ahead-Small-cap shares poised to benefit from shift to value

Beleaguered shares of small U.S. 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.