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Markets
Market Indexes
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Market | 9,672.15 |
136.56
|
−1.39%
| |
| US Mid Cap | 13,016.07 |
167.53
|
−1.27%
| |
| US Small Cap | 11,370.04 |
167.60
|
−1.45%
| |
| US Sustainability | 2,638.23 |
33.40
|
−1.25%
| |
| Women's Empowerment | 1,456.13 |
21.49
|
−1.45%
| |
| Societal Development | 1,210.26 |
15.25
|
−1.24%
|
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Cyclical | 11,886.26 |
157.97
|
−1.31%
| |
| US Sensitive | 15,880.09 |
294.58
|
−1.82%
| |
| US Defensive | 15,014.72 |
107.98
|
−0.71%
|
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Market | 9,672.15 |
136.56
|
−1.39%
| |
| US Large Cap | 8,537.33 |
123.02
|
−1.42%
| |
| US Mid Cap | 13,016.07 |
167.53
|
−1.27%
| |
| US Small Cap | 11,370.04 |
167.60
|
−1.45%
| |
| DJIA | 33,639.26 |
307.84
|
−0.91%
| |
| S&P 500 | 3,944.72 |
54.12
|
−1.35%
| |
| Nasdaq | 11,042.56 |
197.38
|
−1.76%
|
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikkei 225 | Closed | 27,885.87 |
65.47
|
0.24%
|
| Hang Seng | Closed | 19,441.18 |
77.11
|
−0.40%
|
| Shanghai Comp | Closed | 3,212.53 |
0.72
|
0.02%
|
| FTSE 100 | Closed | 7,521.39 |
46.15
|
−0.61%
|
| DAX | Closed | 14,343.19 |
104.42
|
−0.72%
|
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1,777.50 |
10.10
|
0.57%
| |
| Silver | 22.38 |
0.18
|
0.82%
| |
| Platinum | Closed | 1,015.00 |
0.00
|
0.00%
|
| Light Crude | 74.47 |
2.46
|
−3.20%
| |
| Natural Gas | 5.48 |
0.10
|
−1.74%
|
U.S. Barometer
Gainers, Losers, Actives
Equity Name
|
Price Change
|
Percent Change
|
|---|---|---|
| Tesla |
3.63
|
−1.99%
|
| NIO |
0.28
|
2.23%
|
| Bank of America Corp |
1.78
|
−5.18%
|
| Amazon.com |
2.23
|
−2.46%
|
| XPeng |
0.58
|
5.11%
|
| Advanced Micro Devices |
2.63
|
−3.58%
|
| Snap |
0.79
|
−7.82%
|
| Tilray Brands |
0.69
|
−14.85%
|
| Credit Suisse Group |
0.10
|
−2.84%
|
| Carnival Corp |
0.41
|
−4.24%
|
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