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Markets
Market Indexes
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Market | Closed | 13,184.12 |
18.73
|
−0.14%
|
| US Mid Cap | Closed | 15,086.73 |
133.91
|
−0.88%
|
| US Small Cap | Closed | 13,038.86 |
189.53
|
−1.43%
|
| US Sustainability | Closed | 3,680.32 |
5.98
|
0.16%
|
| Women's Empowerment | Closed | 1,900.80 |
1.43
|
0.08%
|
| Societal Development | Closed | 1,447.09 |
3.82
|
−0.26%
|
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Cyclical | Closed | 14,460.90 |
83.94
|
−0.58%
|
| US Sensitive | Closed | 26,034.86 |
20.73
|
0.08%
|
| US Defensive | Closed | 15,741.19 |
22.88
|
−0.15%
|
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Market | Closed | 13,184.12 |
18.73
|
−0.14%
|
| US Large Cap | Closed | 12,345.78 |
19.78
|
0.16%
|
| US Mid Cap | Closed | 15,086.73 |
133.91
|
−0.88%
|
| US Small Cap | Closed | 13,038.86 |
189.53
|
−1.43%
|
| DJIA | Closed | 38,589.16 |
57.94
|
−0.15%
|
| S&P 500 | Closed | 5,431.60 |
2.14
|
−0.04%
|
| Nasdaq | 17,688.88 |
21.32
|
0.12%
|
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikkei 225 | Closed | 38,814.56 |
94.09
|
0.24%
|
| Hang Seng | Closed | 17,941.78 |
170.85
|
−0.94%
|
| Shanghai Comp | Closed | 3,032.63 |
3.71
|
0.12%
|
| FTSE 100 | Closed | 8,146.86 |
16.81
|
−0.21%
|
| DAX | Closed | 18,002.02 |
263.66
|
−1.44%
|
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold (Jun) | 2,326.90 |
31.20
|
1.36%
| |
| Silver (Jun) | 29.54 |
0.55
|
1.90%
| |
| Platinum (Jun) | Closed | 1,028.00 |
4.00
|
0.42%
|
| Light Crude (Jul) | 78.50 |
0.12
|
−0.15%
| |
| Natural Gas (Jul) | 2.89 |
0.07
|
−2.50%
|
U.S. Barometer Closed
Gainers, Losers, Actives
Equity Name
|
Price Change
|
Percent Change
|
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp |
2.27
|
1.75%
|
| GameStop Corp |
0.42
|
−1.44%
|
| Tesla |
4.46
|
−2.44%
|
| Sirius XM Holdings |
0.07
|
2.76%
|
| SoFi Technologies |
0.34
|
−5.00%
|
| Apple |
1.75
|
−0.82%
|
| Carnival Corp |
1.17
|
−7.09%
|
| Ford Motor Company |
0.23
|
−1.93%
|
| American Airlines Group |
0.16
|
−1.40%
|
| Bitfarms Ltd |
0.06
|
2.14%
|
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