 The S&P 500 Equal Weighted Index, which provides the average return of all stocks in the index regardless of size, declined 0.4% over the period. So, as we saw the prior week, individual stocks retreated last week on average. Turning to fixed income, interest rates fell through the week, with the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield declining from 4.4% to 4.28%. Recall that falling rates puts upward pressure on current bond prices.