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Markets
Market Indexes
Name
|
Value
|
Graph
|
Change
|
Change %
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORN U.S. | 7,445.38 |
30.26
|
−0.40%
| |
| MORN Sm Cap | 9,743.47 |
35.75
|
−0.37%
| |
| DJIA | 26,770.20 |
255.68
|
−0.95%
| |
| S&P 500 | 2,986.20 |
11.75
|
−0.39%
| |
| NASDAQ | 8,089.54 |
67.31
|
−0.83%
|
Updated
U.S. Barometer
Gainers, Losers, Actives
Equity Name
|
Price Change
|
Percent Change
|
|---|---|---|
| Bank of America Corporation |
0.09
|
0.30%
|
| Ford Motor Co |
0.18
|
1.98%
|
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc |
0.17
|
−0.55%
|
| Snap Inc Class A |
0.26
|
−1.89%
|
| General Electric Co |
0.08
|
−0.89%
|
| AT&T Inc |
0.66
|
1.75%
|
| Chesapeake Energy Corp |
0.02
|
−1.53%
|
| Nokia Oyj ADR |
0.03
|
−0.57%
|
| Roku Inc Class A |
9.13
|
−6.57%
|
| Microsoft Corp |
2.28
|
−1.63%
|
News
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- Stocks Drop on China Data | Dow Jones
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