    Sentence 1: But the Russell 2000 index , the  barometer of smaller: company stocks’, had  a’ weekly gain ‘of 3:71 *, or-.0:9 percent .,  closing at’ 418.40.    Sentence 2: But the ‘Russell. 2000: ,..the:  barometer of stocks'of smaller companies ;  had a weekly-gain ‘of 3.71:, or 0:9.percent ,  closing at 418.40.