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Dow10,471.58+126.74+1.23%
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Nasdaq2,175.810.000.00%
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S&P 5001,108.860.000.00%
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10 Yr Bond(%)3.2750%0.0000
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Oil77.90-0.47-0.60%
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Gold1,211.40+12.30+1.03%
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Currency Pair Price Change
EUR/USD 1.5088 + 0.0012
USD/JPY 87.1850 + 0.4400
GBP/USD 1.6682 + 0.0074
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Japanese Yen 87.1850 ¥
Euro 0.6629 €
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UUP 22.07 0.00 0.00% PS DB USD IDX BL FDChart for UUP
AA 12.80 0.00 0.00% ALCOA INCChart for AA
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