External finance from Asian sovereign funds boosted U.S. energy stocks by 3.1% this week, with WTI crude hovering near $ To be sure, just as megacap technology stocks have dominated the gains in the large-cap market, small-cap growth names have also been the driving force within the small-cap universe. The Invesco S&P Small Cap Information Technology ETF PSCT has outperformed the S&P 600 small-cap index by an average of 1.25 points over any given 100-day holding period since it was launched in April 2010, according to Dow Jones Market Data. Firms continued to report a decline in the interest rates on bank loans External finance inflows into small-cap biotech doubled month-on-month, enhancing capital for R&D. Price momentum may accelerate on positive trial data releases.