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| Market index | Current value | Trend | Variation | % variation |
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| Dow Jones | 10120.53 | Down | -109.43 | -1.07% |
| Nasdaq | 2187.33 | Down | -35.16 | -1.58% |
| S&P 500 | 1069.59 | Down | -13.89 | -1.28% |
| FTSE 100 | 5214.64 | Up | 75.18 | 1.46% |
| Dax | 5990.38 | Up | 22.89 | 0.38% |
| BBC Global 30 | 5106.67 | Down | -32.93 | -0.64% |
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