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EUR/USD 1.1422 ▲ 0.01% USD/JPY 161.82 ▲ 0.01% GBP/USD 1.3405 USD/CHF 0.8078 ▼ 0.01% USD/SGD 1.2917 ▼ 0.01% USD/CNY 6.7880 ▲ 0.08% USD/HKD 7.8406 ▲ 0.01% EUR/CHF 0.9227 SPY 754.95 ▲ 0.43% QQQ 725.51 ▲ 0.31% DIA 525.78 ▲ 0.30% FEZ 68.080 ▼ 0.09% EWG 41.490 ▼ 0.12% EWU 46.600 ▲ 0.41% EWJ 94.550 ▲ 1.10% EWH 21.500 ▲ 1.37% MCHI 53.130 ▼ 0.11% BTC 64,004 ▼ 0.20% ETH 1,806.54 ▲ 0.60% NVDA 210.96 ▲ 4.03% TSM 434.11 ▼ 0.65% ASML 1,797.32 ▼ 0.38% BABA 112.33 ▲ 1.07% BYDDY 10.810 ▲ 2.85% XPEV 13.030 ▲ 0.39% CCJ 95.990 ▲ 0.26% ZIM 23.970 ▼ 0.70% LMT 523.22 ▲ 0.96% JPM 336.47 ▲ 0.30% BRENT 76.010 WTI 71.410 NAT GAS 2.9400 GOLD 4,113.70 ▲ 0.23% data · yahoo finance · exchangerate-api · finnhub EUR/USD 1.1422 ▲ 0.01% USD/JPY 161.82 ▲ 0.01% GBP/USD 1.3405 USD/CHF 0.8078 ▼ 0.01% USD/SGD 1.2917 ▼ 0.01% USD/CNY 6.7880 ▲ 0.08% USD/HKD 7.8406 ▲ 0.01% EUR/CHF 0.9227 SPY 754.95 ▲ 0.43% QQQ 725.51 ▲ 0.31% DIA 525.78 ▲ 0.30% FEZ 68.080 ▼ 0.09% EWG 41.490 ▼ 0.12% EWU 46.600 ▲ 0.41% EWJ 94.550 ▲ 1.10% EWH 21.500 ▲ 1.37% MCHI 53.130 ▼ 0.11% BTC 64,004 ▼ 0.20% ETH 1,806.54 ▲ 0.60% NVDA 210.96 ▲ 4.03% TSM 434.11 ▼ 0.65% ASML 1,797.32 ▼ 0.38% BABA 112.33 ▲ 1.07% BYDDY 10.810 ▲ 2.85% XPEV 13.030 ▲ 0.39% CCJ 95.990 ▲ 0.26% ZIM 23.970 ▼ 0.70% LMT 523.22 ▲ 0.96% JPM 336.47 ▲ 0.30% BRENT 76.010 WTI 71.410 NAT GAS 2.9400 GOLD 4,113.70 ▲ 0.23% data · yahoo finance · exchangerate-api · finnhub EUR/USD 1.1422 ▲ 0.01% USD/JPY 161.82 ▲ 0.01% GBP/USD 1.3405 USD/CHF 0.8078 ▼ 0.01% USD/SGD 1.2917 ▼ 0.01% USD/CNY 6.7880 ▲ 0.08% USD/HKD 7.8406 ▲ 0.01% EUR/CHF 0.9227 SPY 754.95 ▲ 0.43% QQQ 725.51 ▲ 0.31% DIA 525.78 ▲ 0.30% FEZ 68.080 ▼ 0.09% EWG 41.490 ▼ 0.12% EWU 46.600 ▲ 0.41% EWJ 94.550 ▲ 1.10% EWH 21.500 ▲ 1.37% MCHI 53.130 ▼ 0.11% BTC 64,004 ▼ 0.20% ETH 1,806.54 ▲ 0.60% NVDA 210.96 ▲ 4.03% TSM 434.11 ▼ 0.65% ASML 1,797.32 ▼ 0.38% BABA 112.33 ▲ 1.07% BYDDY 10.810 ▲ 2.85% XPEV 13.030 ▲ 0.39% CCJ 95.990 ▲ 0.26% ZIM 23.970 ▼ 0.70% LMT 523.22 ▲ 0.96% JPM 336.47 ▲ 0.30% BRENT 76.010 WTI 71.410 NAT GAS 2.9400 GOLD 4,113.70 ▲ 0.23% data · yahoo finance · exchangerate-api · finnhub
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