Markets
Market Indexes
Name
|
Value
|
Graph
|
Change
|
Change %
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Market | Closed | 8,710.60 |
33.20
|
0.38%
|
| U.S. Small Cap | Closed | 10,140.02 |
75.73
|
0.75%
|
| U.S. Mid Cap | Closed | 11,367.88 |
79.08
|
0.70%
|
| DJIA | Closed | 28,335.57 |
28.09
|
−0.10%
|
| S&P 500 | Closed | 3,465.39 |
11.90
|
0.34%
|
| NASDAQ | Closed | 11,548.28 |
42.28
|
0.37%
|
U.S. Barometer Closed
Gainers, Losers, Actives
Equity Name
|
Price Change
|
Percent Change
|
|---|---|---|
| Snap Inc Class A |
3.94
|
10.12%
|
| General Electric Co |
0.10
|
−1.30%
|
| Intel Corp |
5.85
|
−10.85%
|
| American Airlines Group Inc |
0.55
|
−4.14%
|
| Apple Inc |
0.87
|
−0.75%
|
| Ford Motor Co |
0.06
|
−0.67%
|
| NIO Inc ADR |
0.34
|
−1.24%
|
| Bank of America Corp |
0.06
|
0.22%
|
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc |
2.33
|
2.94%
|
| AT&T Inc |
0.49
|
−1.73%
|
News
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