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Markets
Market Indexes
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Market | Closed | 13,202.84 |
15.58
|
0.12%
|
| US Mid Cap | Closed | 15,220.64 |
55.43
|
−0.36%
|
| US Small Cap | Closed | 13,228.39 |
124.73
|
−0.93%
|
| US Sustainability | Closed | 3,674.35 |
12.22
|
0.33%
|
| Women's Empowerment | Closed | 1,899.38 |
5.63
|
−0.30%
|
| Societal Development | 1,450.03 |
0.88
|
−0.06%
|
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Cyclical | Closed | 14,544.84 |
34.13
|
−0.23%
|
| US Sensitive | Closed | 26,014.14 |
87.99
|
0.34%
|
| US Defensive | Closed | 15,764.06 |
0.24
|
0.00%
|
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Market | Closed | 13,202.84 |
15.58
|
0.12%
|
| US Large Cap | Closed | 12,326.00 |
41.08
|
0.33%
|
| US Mid Cap | Closed | 15,220.64 |
55.43
|
−0.36%
|
| US Small Cap | Closed | 13,228.39 |
124.73
|
−0.93%
|
| DJIA | Closed | 38,647.10 |
65.11
|
−0.17%
|
| S&P 500 | Closed | 5,433.74 |
12.71
|
0.23%
|
| Nasdaq | Closed | 17,667.56 |
59.12
|
0.34%
|
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikkei 225 | Closed | 38,709.02 |
11.45
|
−0.03%
|
| Hang Seng | 17,998.84 |
113.79
|
−0.63%
| |
| Shanghai Comp | 3,018.63 |
10.29
|
−0.34%
| |
| FTSE 100 | Closed | 8,163.67 |
51.81
|
−0.63%
|
| DAX | Closed | 18,265.68 |
365.18
|
−1.96%
|
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold (Jun) | Closed | 2,301.10 |
35.80
|
−1.53%
|
| Silver (Jun) | Closed | 28.82 |
1.19
|
−3.93%
|
| Platinum (Jun) | Closed | 1,028.00 |
0.00
|
0.00%
|
| Light Crude (Jul) | 78.15 |
0.47
|
−0.60%
| |
| Natural Gas (Jul) | 2.93 |
0.03
|
−1.05%
|
U.S. Barometer Closed
Gainers, Losers, Actives
Equity Name
|
Price Change
|
Percent Change
|
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp |
4.41
|
3.52%
|
| Tesla |
5.18
|
2.92%
|
| GameStop Corp |
3.66
|
14.38%
|
| Apple |
1.17
|
0.55%
|
| Bitfarms Ltd |
0.38
|
15.64%
|
| SoFi Technologies |
0.27
|
−3.82%
|
| Warner Bros Discovery |
0.52
|
−6.66%
|
| Sirius XM Holdings |
0.10
|
−3.61%
|
| Advanced Micro Devices |
0.34
|
−0.21%
|
| Ford Motor Company |
0.14
|
−1.16%
|
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