worried about rut

[dex]

S&P flat today
RUT down 1.61% about 19 S&P points

http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=^rut

strange to me - anyone else?

 

[HFWR]

Small businesses, not that Russ2000 companies are all that small, usually suffer more during financial crises?

Or, just as likely, for no particular reason...