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Markets
Market Indexes
Name
|
Value
|
Graph
|
Change
|
Change %
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORN U.S. | 7,508.32 |
12.03
|
0.16%
| |
| MORN Sm Cap | 9,811.01 |
14.23
|
−0.14%
| |
| DJIA | 26,844.30 |
16.66
|
0.06%
| |
| S&P 500 | 3,012.52 |
5.80
|
0.19%
| |
| NASDAQ | 8,181.57 |
18.58
|
0.23%
|
Updated
U.S. Barometer
Gainers, Losers, Actives
Equity Name
|
Price Change
|
Percent Change
|
|---|---|---|
| Snap Inc Class A |
0.11
|
−0.75%
|
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc |
0.28
|
−0.87%
|
| Biogen Inc |
80.94
|
36.22%
|
| Infosys Ltd ADR |
0.13
|
−1.38%
|
| Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd ADR |
0.10
|
−1.17%
|
| Cision Ltd |
1.52
|
18.05%
|
| Bank of America Corporation |
0.15
|
−0.48%
|
| NIO Inc ADR |
0.05
|
−2.95%
|
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Company |
3.56
|
6.69%
|
| General Electric Co |
0.13
|
−1.42%
|
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