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| Market index | Current value | Trend | Variation | % variation |
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| Dow Jones | 10337.43 | Up | 216.90 | 2.14% |
| Nasdaq | 2243.65 | Up | 56.32 | 2.57% |
| S&P 500 | 1095.41 | Up | 25.82 | 2.41% |
| FTSE 100 | 5313.81 | Up | 99.17 | 1.90% |
| Dax | 6142.15 | Up | 151.77 | 2.53% |
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