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Markets
Market Indexes
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Market | Closed | 12,869.66 |
94.74
|
0.74%
|
| US Mid Cap | Closed | 15,300.43 |
121.84
|
0.80%
|
| US Small Cap | Closed | 13,448.52 |
139.05
|
1.04%
|
| US Sustainability | Closed | 3,572.24 |
32.89
|
0.93%
|
| Women's Empowerment | Closed | 1,876.23 |
23.50
|
1.27%
|
| Societal Development | Closed | 1,456.18 |
13.51
|
0.94%
|
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Cyclical | Closed | 14,605.91 |
135.90
|
0.94%
|
| US Sensitive | Closed | 24,764.85 |
97.09
|
0.39%
|
| US Defensive | Closed | 15,711.32 |
215.42
|
1.39%
|
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Market | Closed | 12,869.66 |
94.74
|
0.74%
|
| US Large Cap | Closed | 11,872.90 |
82.34
|
0.70%
|
| US Mid Cap | Closed | 15,300.43 |
121.84
|
0.80%
|
| US Small Cap | Closed | 13,448.52 |
139.05
|
1.04%
|
| DJIA | Closed | 38,686.32 |
574.84
|
1.51%
|
| S&P 500 | Closed | 5,277.51 |
42.03
|
0.80%
|
| Nasdaq | Closed | 16,735.02 |
2.06
|
−0.01%
|
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikkei 225 | Closed | 38,487.90 |
433.77
|
1.14%
|
| Hang Seng | Closed | 18,079.61 |
150.58
|
−0.83%
|
| Shanghai Comp | Closed | 3,086.81 |
4.86
|
−0.16%
|
| FTSE 100 | Closed | 8,275.38 |
44.33
|
0.54%
|
| DAX | Closed | 18,497.94 |
1.15
|
0.01%
|
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold (Jun) | Closed | 2,326.10 |
20.00
|
−0.85%
|
| Silver (Jun) | Closed | 30.40 |
1.09
|
−3.48%
|
| Platinum (Jun) | Closed | 1,028.00 |
4.80
|
0.46%
|
| Light Crude (Jul) | Closed | 77.18 |
0.92
|
−1.18%
|
| Natural Gas (Jul) | Closed | 2.58 |
0.01
|
0.58%
|
U.S. Barometer Closed
Gainers, Losers, Actives
Equity Name
|
Price Change
|
Percent Change
|
|---|---|---|
| Sirius XM Holdings |
0.08
|
2.92%
|
| Intel Corp |
0.66
|
2.19%
|
| Pfizer |
0.46
|
1.63%
|
| Apple |
0.96
|
0.50%
|
| AT&T |
0.60
|
3.41%
|
| Tesla |
0.71
|
−0.40%
|
| Dell Technologies |
30.36
|
−17.87%
|
| Grab Holdings Limited |
0.02
|
0.55%
|
| Advanced Micro Devices |
0.15
|
0.09%
|
| NIO Inc. |
0.01
|
−0.19%
|
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