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Market Indexes
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Market | 13,314.95 |
18.98
|
0.14%
| |
| US Mid Cap | 15,084.84 |
17.22
|
0.11%
| |
| US Small Cap | 13,186.21 |
25.86
|
0.20%
| |
| US Sustainability | 3,655.90 |
6.02
|
−0.16%
| |
| Women's Empowerment | 1,937.10 |
1.17
|
0.06%
| |
| Societal Development | 1,469.55 |
2.41
|
−0.16%
|
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Cyclical | 14,800.55 |
70.31
|
0.48%
| |
| US Sensitive | 26,273.83 |
28.19
|
0.11%
| |
| US Defensive | 15,637.25 |
33.80
|
−0.22%
|
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Market | 13,314.95 |
18.98
|
0.14%
| |
| US Large Cap | 12,499.33 |
17.69
|
0.14%
| |
| US Mid Cap | 15,084.84 |
17.22
|
0.11%
| |
| US Small Cap | 13,186.21 |
25.86
|
0.20%
| |
| DJIA | 39,175.05 |
5.53
|
0.01%
| |
| S&P 500 | 5,482.81 |
7.72
|
0.14%
| |
| Nasdaq | 17,933.89 |
54.59
|
0.31%
|
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikkei 225 | Closed | 40,074.69 |
443.63
|
1.12%
|
| Hang Seng | Closed | 17,769.14 |
50.53
|
0.29%
|
| Shanghai Comp | Closed | 2,997.01 |
2.28
|
0.08%
|
| FTSE 100 | 8,120.90 |
45.86
|
−0.56%
| |
| DAX | 18,152.91 |
137.75
|
−0.75%
|
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold (Jul) | 2,325.80 |
1.80
|
−0.08%
| |
| Silver (Jul) | 29.62 |
0.32
|
1.09%
| |
| Platinum (Jul) | Closed | 979.10 |
23.60
|
−2.36%
|
| Light Crude (Aug) | 83.49 |
0.11
|
0.13%
| |
| Natural Gas (Aug) | 2.42 |
0.05
|
−2.18%
|
U.S. Barometer
Gainers, Losers, Actives
Equity Name
|
Price Change
|
Percent Change
|
|---|---|---|
| Tesla |
19.37
|
9.23%
|
| NVIDIA Corp |
2.02
|
−1.63%
|
| Rivian Automotive |
0.51
|
3.67%
|
| Marathon Digital Holdings |
0.64
|
−2.84%
|
| Apple |
3.12
|
1.44%
|
| Advanced Micro Devices |
1.30
|
0.82%
|
| Ford Motor Company |
0.03
|
0.23%
|
| NIO Inc. |
0.03
|
0.68%
|
| Sirius XM Holdings |
0.17
|
5.75%
|
| Palantir Technologies |
0.35
|
1.37%
|
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