Stock Market Today: Small Caps Lead; Coherent, Cameco Clear Entries As Tech, Bank Stocks Rise (Live Coverage)

Today's stock market saw small-cap companies outperform, signaling a potential broadening of market gains beyond the large-cap tech sector that has dominated recently. Additionally, strong performances from individual stocks like Coherent and Cameco suggest specific sector or company-specific catalysts are at play, contributing to an overall positive market sentiment alongside gains in the tech and banking sectors.