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Markets
Market Indexes
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Market | Closed | 11,514.00 |
21.77
|
0.19%
|
| US Mid Cap | Closed | 14,281.89 |
37.41
|
0.26%
|
| US Small Cap | Closed | 12,720.73 |
31.58
|
0.25%
|
| US Sustainability | Closed | 3,170.50 |
6.79
|
0.21%
|
| Women's Empowerment | Closed | 1,771.77 |
2.10
|
0.12%
|
| Societal Development | Closed | 1,366.22 |
3.68
|
0.27%
|
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Cyclical | Closed | 13,705.79 |
47.95
|
0.35%
|
| US Sensitive | Closed | 21,064.96 |
40.32
|
0.19%
|
| US Defensive | Closed | 14,916.77 |
5.84
|
−0.04%
|
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Market | Closed | 11,514.00 |
21.77
|
0.19%
|
| US Large Cap | Closed | 10,441.48 |
16.93
|
0.16%
|
| US Mid Cap | Closed | 14,281.89 |
37.41
|
0.26%
|
| US Small Cap | Closed | 12,720.73 |
31.58
|
0.25%
|
| DJIA | Closed | 37,466.11 |
25.77
|
0.07%
|
| S&P 500 | Closed | 4,697.24 |
8.56
|
0.18%
|
| Nasdaq | Closed | 14,524.07 |
13.77
|
0.09%
|
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikkei 225 | Closed | 33,377.42 |
89.13
|
0.27%
|
| Hang Seng | Closed | 16,535.33 |
110.65
|
−0.66%
|
| Shanghai Comp | Closed | 2,929.18 |
25.17
|
−0.85%
|
| FTSE 100 | Closed | 7,689.61 |
33.46
|
−0.43%
|
| DAX | Closed | 16,594.21 |
23.08
|
−0.14%
|
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold (Jan) | Closed | 2,048.10 |
0.10
|
0.00%
|
| Silver (Jan) | Closed | 23.12 |
0.13
|
0.58%
|
| Platinum (Jan) | Closed | 965.70 |
5.40
|
0.57%
|
| Light Crude (Feb) | Closed | 73.95 |
1.62
|
2.24%
|
| Natural Gas (Feb) | Closed | 2.91 |
0.07
|
2.55%
|
U.S. Barometer Closed
Gainers, Losers, Actives
Equity Name
|
Price Change
|
Percent Change
|
|---|---|---|
| Medical Properties Trust |
1.45
|
−29.00%
|
| Tesla |
0.44
|
−0.18%
|
| Marathon Digital Holdings |
2.15
|
−8.18%
|
| Advanced Micro Devices |
2.57
|
1.89%
|
| Peloton Interactive |
0.59
|
9.62%
|
| Apple |
0.73
|
−0.40%
|
| Palantir Technologies |
0.27
|
−1.66%
|
| Southwestern Energy Company |
0.47
|
7.34%
|
| Bank of America Corp |
0.63
|
1.86%
|
| QuantumScape Corp |
0.60
|
−6.45%
|
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