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Market Indexes
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Market | Closed | 10,494.64 |
27.55
|
−0.26%
|
| US Mid Cap | Closed | 12,963.03 |
35.63
|
−0.27%
|
| US Small Cap | Closed | 11,563.48 |
36.50
|
−0.31%
|
| US Sustainability | Closed | 2,857.63 |
5.94
|
−0.21%
|
| Women's Empowerment | Closed | 1,603.93 |
3.73
|
−0.23%
|
| Societal Development | Closed | 1,242.68 |
1.10
|
−0.09%
|
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Cyclical | Closed | 12,278.73 |
22.11
|
−0.18%
|
| US Sensitive | Closed | 19,219.03 |
37.28
|
−0.19%
|
| US Defensive | Closed | 13,889.66 |
73.67
|
−0.53%
|
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Market | Closed | 10,494.64 |
27.55
|
−0.26%
|
| US Large Cap | Closed | 9,529.43 |
24.26
|
−0.25%
|
| US Mid Cap | Closed | 12,963.03 |
35.63
|
−0.27%
|
| US Small Cap | Closed | 11,563.48 |
36.50
|
−0.31%
|
| DJIA | Closed | 33,507.50 |
158.84
|
−0.47%
|
| S&P 500 | Closed | 4,288.05 |
11.65
|
−0.27%
|
| Nasdaq | Closed | 13,219.32 |
18.05
|
0.14%
|
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikkei 225 | Closed | 31,857.62 |
14.90
|
−0.05%
|
| Hang Seng | Closed | 17,809.66 |
436.63
|
2.51%
|
| Shanghai Comp | Closed | 3,110.48 |
3.16
|
0.10%
|
| FTSE 100 | Closed | 7,608.08 |
6.23
|
0.08%
|
| DAX | Closed | 15,386.58 |
63.08
|
0.41%
|
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Closed | 1,847.10 |
12.30
|
−0.66%
|
| Silver | Closed | 22.34 |
0.28
|
−1.24%
|
| Platinum | Closed | 905.10 |
1.50
|
0.17%
|
| Light Crude | Closed | 90.77 |
0.92
|
−1.00%
|
| Natural Gas | Closed | 2.94 |
0.01
|
−0.24%
|
U.S. Barometer Closed
Gainers, Losers, Actives
Equity Name
|
Price Change
|
Percent Change
|
|---|---|---|
| Tesla |
3.84
|
1.56%
|
| Carnival Corp |
0.72
|
−4.99%
|
| Palantir Technologies |
0.23
|
1.46%
|
| Amazon.com |
1.14
|
0.90%
|
| Ford Motor Company |
0.14
|
−1.11%
|
| Advanced Micro Devices |
0.06
|
0.06%
|
| Apple |
0.52
|
0.30%
|
| Pfizer |
1.08
|
3.37%
|
| NIO Inc. |
0.13
|
1.46%
|
| Bank of America Corp |
0.18
|
−0.65%
|
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