5 Financial To-Dos for Investors in Q4 2023
How to get a jump on year-end investment portfolio planning.
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Markets
Market Indexes
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Market | 10,533.30 |
78.35
|
0.75%
| |
| US Mid Cap | 13,020.72 |
119.95
|
0.93%
| |
| US Small Cap | 11,617.74 |
129.57
|
1.13%
| |
| US Sustainability | 2,866.33 |
20.12
|
0.71%
| |
| Women's Empowerment | 1,608.16 |
6.76
|
0.42%
| |
| Societal Development | 1,244.64 |
5.91
|
0.48%
|
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Cyclical | 12,307.29 |
113.10
|
0.93%
| |
| US Sensitive | 19,277.02 |
161.26
|
0.84%
| |
| US Defensive | 13,986.74 |
41.32
|
0.30%
|
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Market | 10,533.30 |
78.35
|
0.75%
| |
| US Large Cap | 9,561.73 |
63.45
|
0.67%
| |
| US Mid Cap | 13,020.72 |
119.95
|
0.93%
| |
| US Small Cap | 11,617.74 |
129.57
|
1.13%
| |
| DJIA | 33,679.08 |
128.81
|
0.38%
| |
| S&P 500 | 4,304.01 |
29.50
|
0.69%
| |
| Nasdaq | 13,219.36 |
126.51
|
0.97%
|
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikkei 225 | Closed | 31,872.52 |
499.38
|
−1.54%
|
| Hang Seng | Closed | 17,373.03 |
238.84
|
−1.36%
|
| Shanghai Comp | Closed | 3,110.48 |
3.16
|
0.10%
|
| FTSE 100 | Closed | 7,601.85 |
8.63
|
0.11%
|
| DAX | Closed | 15,323.50 |
106.05
|
0.70%
|
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1,860.60 |
11.70
|
−0.62%
| |
| Silver | 22.51 |
0.01
|
0.06%
| |
| Platinum | 905.00 |
18.50
|
2.09%
| |
| Light Crude | 91.75 |
1.93
|
−2.06%
| |
| Natural Gas | 2.93 |
0.03
|
1.03%
|
U.S. Barometer
Gainers, Losers, Actives
Equity Name
|
Price Change
|
Percent Change
|
|---|---|---|
| Tesla |
5.41
|
2.25%
|
| Advanced Micro Devices |
4.60
|
4.69%
|
| Palantir Technologies |
1.00
|
6.75%
|
| NIO Inc. |
0.47
|
5.50%
|
| Peloton Interactive |
0.30
|
6.45%
|
| Amazon.com |
0.27
|
−0.21%
|
| Apple |
0.24
|
0.14%
|
| Ford Motor Company |
0.13
|
1.05%
|
| NVIDIA Corp |
6.50
|
1.53%
|
| Sirius XM Holdings |
0.49
|
12.04%
|
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