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Updated Apr 26, 2024 8:47 PM UTC

Market Indexes
Name		Value	Change	Change (%)
Morningstar US Market	Closed	12,468.26	122.96	1.00%
Morningstar US Mid Cap	Closed	15,121.38	33.63	0.22%
Morningstar US Small Cap	Closed	13,100.91	75.69	0.58%
Morningstar US Sustainability	Closed	3,443.49	31.94	0.94%
Women's Empowerment	Closed	1,864.87	0.71	0.04%
Societal Development	Closed	1,430.18	8.98	0.63%

Apr 26, 2024 8:21 PM UTC

Market Indexes
Name		Value	Change	Change (%)
Morningstar US Cyclical	Closed	14,381.47	65.44	0.46%
Morningstar US Sensitive	Closed	23,778.10	406.07	1.74%
Morningstar US Defensive	Closed	15,230.33	21.47	−0.14%

Apr 26, 2024 8:21 PM UTC

Market Indexes
Name		Value	Change	Change (%)
Morningstar US Market	Closed	12,468.26	122.96	1.00%
Morningstar US Large Cap	Closed	11,433.14	141.59	1.25%
Morningstar US Mid Cap	Closed	15,121.38	33.63	0.22%
Morningstar US Small Cap	Closed	13,100.91	75.69	0.58%
DJIA	Closed	38,239.66	153.86	0.40%
S&P 500	Closed	5,099.96	51.54	1.02%
Nasdaq		15,927.90	316.14	2.02%

Apr 26, 2024 8:57 PM UTC

Market Indexes
Name		Value	Change	Change (%)
Nikkei 225	Closed	37,934.76	306.28	0.81%
Hang Seng	Closed	17,651.15	366.61	2.12%
Shanghai Comp	Closed	3,088.64	35.74	1.17%
FTSE 100	Closed	8,139.83	60.97	0.75%
DAX	Closed	18,161.01	243.73	1.36%

Apr 26, 2024 4:00 PM UTC

Market Indexes
Name	Value	Change	Change (%)
Gold (May)	2,337.10	6.80	0.29%
Silver (May)	27.21	0.14	−0.52%
Platinum (May)	915.10	1.50	0.16%
Light Crude (Jun)	83.64	0.07	0.08%
Natural Gas (Jun)	1.92	0.06	−3.17%

Apr 26, 2024 8:47 PM UTC

	Value	Core	Growth
Large
Mid
Small

Performance Legend

Updated Apr 26, 2024 8:55 PM UTC

Morningstar US Market Index

Stocks ended the day higher on Friday, with the Morningstar US Market Index gaining 1%, led by gains in communication services stocks.
Sectors

Gains were led by communication services, which was up 3.68%; and technology, up 1.74%.
Morningstar Style Box

Within the Morningstar Style Box, it was a mixed picture on Friday. Large core stocks led the way with a 1.38% gain while large value trailed the rest of the style box with a 0.31% decrease.
Movers

Snap (SNAP) was the most-actively traded stock as of Friday‘s close, gaining 27.63% to $14.55 per share. Among other actively traded stocks, Intel Corp (INTC) was down 9.2% to $31.88, Tesla (TSLA) was down 1.11% to $168.29, and SoFi Technologies (SOFI) was up 3.69% to $7.87 per share.

Market Movers
Name	Change	Change (%)
Snap	3.15	27.63%
Intel Corp	3.23	−9.20%
Tesla	1.89	−1.11%
SoFi Technologies	0.28	3.69%
NIO Inc.	0.36	8.72%
Ford Motor Company	0.25	−1.92%
Alphabet	15.74	9.97%
NVIDIA Corp	51.03	6.18%
Pfizer	0.14	0.55%
Apple	0.59	−0.35%

Market Movers
Name	Change	Change (%)
ImmunityBio	2.24	43.84%
Universal Logistics Holdings	12.95	39.37%
Cullinan Therapeutics	6.05	31.43%
Snap	3.15	27.63%
US Silica Holdings	2.83	21.67%
Exponent	15.53	19.49%
ResMed	34.64	18.89%
Astera Labs	13.41	18.73%
iLearningEngines	1.24	18.34%
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd	1.83	16.07%

Market Movers
Name	Change	Change (%)
Saia	114.21	−21.03%
Kinsale Capital Group	78.45	−17.31%
Trinet Group	21.06	−16.61%
Boyd Gaming Corp	9.71	−15.44%
Roku	6.46	−10.29%
DexCom	13.67	−9.91%
Atlassian Corp	18.96	−9.56%
Intel Corp	3.23	−9.20%
Red Rock Resorts	5.11	−8.63%
Bancorp (The)	2.61	−7.81%

Apr 26, 2024 8:41 PM UTC

Market Sectors
	Sector	Day Change
	Cyclical	0.46%
	Basic Materials	0.44%
	Consumer Cyclical	1.01%
	Financial Services	−0.21%
	Real Estate	0.07%

Market Sectors
	Sector	Day Change
	Sensitive	1.74%
	Communication Services	3.68%
	Energy	−0.77%
	Industrials	0.14%
	Technology	1.74%

Market Sectors
	Sector	Day Change
	Defensive	−0.14%
	Consumer Defensive	−0.13%
	Healthcare	0.04%
	Utilities	−1.07%

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Current Fair Value Ratio: 0.98

Performance Legend

Line chart showing Morningstar semiconductor index versus the US Market Index

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