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Markets
Market Indexes
Name
|
Value
|
Graph
|
Change
|
Change %
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Market | Closed | 8,242.57 |
136.39
|
1.68%
|
| U.S. Small Cap | Closed | 9,100.87 |
125.56
|
1.40%
|
| U.S. Mid Cap | Closed | 10,502.73 |
182.76
|
1.77%
|
| DJIA | Closed | 27,173.96 |
358.52
|
1.34%
|
| S&P 500 | Closed | 3,298.46 |
51.87
|
1.60%
|
| NASDAQ | Closed | 10,913.56 |
241.30
|
2.26%
|
U.S. Barometer Closed
Gainers, Losers, Actives
Equity Name
|
Price Change
|
Percent Change
|
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc |
4.06
|
3.75%
|
| General Electric Co |
0.06
|
0.99%
|
| Tesla Inc |
19.55
|
5.04%
|
| Carnival Corp |
1.33
|
9.68%
|
| Ford Motor Co |
0.15
|
−2.25%
|
| Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd |
2.00
|
13.67%
|
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc |
2.23
|
2.95%
|
| Vale SA ADR |
0.04
|
0.37%
|
| Peloton Interactive Inc |
9.17
|
10.35%
|
| NIO Inc ADR |
0.47
|
2.63%
|
News
- U.S. Stocks Rise but S&P 500 Notches Fourth Week of Declines | Dow Jones
- ADRs End Friday Trading Mostly Higher | Dow Jones
- U.S. Stocks Point to Fourth Week of Declines | Dow Jones
- Personal Income Seen Down 2.5% — Data Week Ahead | Dow Jones
- IPO Market Parties Like It's 1999 | Dow Jones
- IPO Market Parties Like It's 1999 -2- | Dow Jones
- Siemens Energy to Debut on Stock Market Monday — Listing Preview | Dow Jones
- Kansas City Fed Services Activity Index Turns Negative in September | Dow Jones
- U.S. Stocks Wobble, Pointing to Fourth Week of Declines | Dow Jones
- Durable-Goods Orders Rise for Fourth Straight Month — Update | Dow Jones
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