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Markets
Market Indexes
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Market | Closed | 10,261.18 |
134.77
|
1.33%
|
| US Mid Cap | Closed | 12,817.91 |
139.78
|
1.10%
|
| US Small Cap | Closed | 11,301.23 |
114.59
|
1.02%
|
| US Sustainability | Closed | 2,814.55 |
32.38
|
1.16%
|
| Women's Empowerment | Closed | 1,553.49 |
20.64
|
1.35%
|
| Societal Development | 1,258.07 |
1.80
|
0.14%
|
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Cyclical | Closed | 11,801.36 |
152.13
|
1.31%
|
| US Sensitive | Closed | 18,620.78 |
357.78
|
1.96%
|
| US Defensive | Closed | 14,175.89 |
0.64
|
0.00%
|
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Market | Closed | 10,261.18 |
134.77
|
1.33%
|
| US Large Cap | Closed | 9,288.57 |
129.51
|
1.41%
|
| US Mid Cap | Closed | 12,817.91 |
139.78
|
1.10%
|
| US Small Cap | Closed | 11,301.23 |
114.59
|
1.02%
|
| DJIA | Closed | 33,093.34 |
328.69
|
1.00%
|
| S&P 500 | Closed | 4,205.45 |
54.17
|
1.30%
|
| Nasdaq | Closed | 12,975.69 |
277.59
|
2.19%
|
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikkei 225 | 31,134.64 |
98.90
|
−0.32%
| |
| Hang Seng | Closed | 18,551.11 |
195.81
|
−1.04%
|
| Shanghai Comp | Closed | 3,221.45 |
8.94
|
0.28%
|
| FTSE 100 | Closed | 7,627.20 |
56.33
|
0.74%
|
| DAX | Closed | 15,952.73 |
31.24
|
−0.20%
|
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1,941.70 |
2.60
|
−0.13%
| |
| Silver | 23.20 |
0.05
|
−0.23%
| |
| Platinum | Closed | 1,086.50 |
0.00
|
0.00%
|
| Light Crude | 72.80 |
0.13
|
0.18%
| |
| Natural Gas | 2.35 |
0.06
|
−2.61%
|
U.S. Barometer Closed
Gainers, Losers, Actives
Equity Name
|
Price Change
|
Percent Change
|
|---|---|---|
| Tesla |
8.70
|
4.72%
|
| Palantir Technologies |
0.81
|
6.31%
|
| Ford Motor Company |
0.71
|
6.24%
|
| Amazon.com |
5.11
|
4.44%
|
| Marvell Technology |
16.04
|
32.42%
|
| Advanced Micro Devices |
6.68
|
5.55%
|
| Intel Corp |
1.60
|
5.84%
|
| NVIDIA Corp |
9.66
|
2.54%
|
| Bank of America Corp |
0.14
|
0.50%
|
| Apple |
2.44
|
1.41%
|
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