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Markets
Market Indexes
Name
|
Value
|
Graph
|
Change
|
Change %
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Market | Closed | 7,440.22 |
100.25
|
1.37%
|
| U.S. Small Cap | Closed | 8,682.92 |
271.45
|
3.23%
|
| U.S. Mid Cap | Closed | 9,534.85 |
221.55
|
2.38%
|
| DJIA | Closed | 24,995.11 |
529.95
|
2.17%
|
| S&P 500 | Closed | 2,991.77 |
36.32
|
1.23%
|
| NASDAQ | Closed | 9,340.22 |
15.63
|
0.17%
|
U.S. Barometer Closed
Gainers, Losers, Actives
Equity Name
|
Price Change
|
Percent Change
|
|---|---|---|
| General Electric Co |
0.39
|
6.08%
|
| Bank of America Corp |
1.62
|
7.15%
|
| American Airlines Group Inc |
1.44
|
14.85%
|
| United Airlines Holdings Inc |
4.13
|
16.26%
|
| Ford Motor Co |
0.19
|
3.36%
|
| Delta Air Lines Inc |
2.96
|
13.05%
|
| Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd |
2.13
|
15.32%
|
| Macy's Inc |
0.96
|
18.43%
|
| NIO Inc ADR |
0.55
|
16.82%
|
| Carnival Corp |
1.82
|
12.59%
|
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- S&P Futures Up, Global Stocks Mixed | Dow Jones
- Electric-Car Sales Sag in China — WSJ | Dow Jones
- What's News: World-Wide — WSJ | Dow Jones
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