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| Market index | Current value | Trend | Variation | % variation |
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| Dow Jones | 11143.69 | Up | 80.91 | 0.73% |
| Nasdaq | 2480.66 | Up | 11.89 | 0.48% |
| S&P 500 | 1184.71 | Up | 8.52 | 0.72% |
| FTSE 100 | 5742.52 | Up | 39.15 | 0.69% |
| Dax | 6516.63 | Up | 24.33 | 0.37% |
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