While the headline indexes were rallying last week, the broader market also fared well.
One reason for this response is that other Russian markets have not fared badly since the arrest.
If it was a listless year for fiction, the non-fiction market fared little better.
Just how the market will fare in these economic times is the question everyone is asking.
The broader market fared better yesterday with the Standard & Poor's index of 500 stocks gaining 0.84, to 341.20.
Foreign markets did not fare as well.
Traders said those markets had fared so badly compared with Treasuries in the last few months that they may have become attractive.
In yesterday's session, the broader market fared much better than the Dow.
For the quarter, emerging markets, on average, still fared better than developed stock markets outside the United States.
While the Dow's gains have been substantial, the broader market fared even better yesterday.