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EUR/USD 1.1468 ▼ 0.01% USD/JPY 161.26 ▼ 0.01% GBP/USD 1.3224 ▼ 0.01% USD/CHF 0.8068 USD/SGD 1.2913 USD/CNY 6.7881 ▲ 0.06% USD/HKD 7.8366 EUR/CHF 0.9252 ▼ 0.01% SPY 746.74 ▲ 0.78% QQQ 740.62 ▲ 2.51% DIA 515.52 ▼ 0.15% FEZ 70.060 ▲ 1.18% EWG 41.520 ▲ 0.39% EWU 45.460 ▼ 1.00% EWJ 96.260 ▲ 1.92% EWH 21.280 ▼ 0.28% MCHI 52.770 ▼ 0.43% BTC 64,372 ▲ 1.18% ETH 1,732.90 ▲ 0.38% NVDA 210.69 ▲ 2.95% TSM 462.12 ▲ 6.94% ASML 1,929.68 ▲ 3.31% BABA 107.10 ▼ 0.32% BYDDY 10.290 ▼ 0.96% XPEV 13.210 ▼ 1.71% CCJ 106.49 ▲ 0.78% ZIM 24.340 ▲ 1.50% LMT 510.95 ▼ 4.01% JPM 325.22 ▼ 2.47% BRENT 80.590 ▲ 0.93% WTI 76.540 ▼ 0.08% NAT GAS 3.1980 ▼ 1.08% GOLD 4,172.90 ▼ 1.21% data · yahoo finance · exchangerate-api · finnhub EUR/USD 1.1468 ▼ 0.01% USD/JPY 161.26 ▼ 0.01% GBP/USD 1.3224 ▼ 0.01% USD/CHF 0.8068 USD/SGD 1.2913 USD/CNY 6.7881 ▲ 0.06% USD/HKD 7.8366 EUR/CHF 0.9252 ▼ 0.01% SPY 746.74 ▲ 0.78% QQQ 740.62 ▲ 2.51% DIA 515.52 ▼ 0.15% FEZ 70.060 ▲ 1.18% EWG 41.520 ▲ 0.39% EWU 45.460 ▼ 1.00% EWJ 96.260 ▲ 1.92% EWH 21.280 ▼ 0.28% MCHI 52.770 ▼ 0.43% BTC 64,372 ▲ 1.18% ETH 1,732.90 ▲ 0.38% NVDA 210.69 ▲ 2.95% TSM 462.12 ▲ 6.94% ASML 1,929.68 ▲ 3.31% BABA 107.10 ▼ 0.32% BYDDY 10.290 ▼ 0.96% XPEV 13.210 ▼ 1.71% CCJ 106.49 ▲ 0.78% ZIM 24.340 ▲ 1.50% LMT 510.95 ▼ 4.01% JPM 325.22 ▼ 2.47% BRENT 80.590 ▲ 0.93% WTI 76.540 ▼ 0.08% NAT GAS 3.1980 ▼ 1.08% GOLD 4,172.90 ▼ 1.21% data · yahoo finance · exchangerate-api · finnhub EUR/USD 1.1468 ▼ 0.01% USD/JPY 161.26 ▼ 0.01% GBP/USD 1.3224 ▼ 0.01% USD/CHF 0.8068 USD/SGD 1.2913 USD/CNY 6.7881 ▲ 0.06% USD/HKD 7.8366 EUR/CHF 0.9252 ▼ 0.01% SPY 746.74 ▲ 0.78% QQQ 740.62 ▲ 2.51% DIA 515.52 ▼ 0.15% FEZ 70.060 ▲ 1.18% EWG 41.520 ▲ 0.39% EWU 45.460 ▼ 1.00% EWJ 96.260 ▲ 1.92% EWH 21.280 ▼ 0.28% MCHI 52.770 ▼ 0.43% BTC 64,372 ▲ 1.18% ETH 1,732.90 ▲ 0.38% NVDA 210.69 ▲ 2.95% TSM 462.12 ▲ 6.94% ASML 1,929.68 ▲ 3.31% BABA 107.10 ▼ 0.32% BYDDY 10.290 ▼ 0.96% XPEV 13.210 ▼ 1.71% CCJ 106.49 ▲ 0.78% ZIM 24.340 ▲ 1.50% LMT 510.95 ▼ 4.01% JPM 325.22 ▼ 2.47% BRENT 80.590 ▲ 0.93% WTI 76.540 ▼ 0.08% NAT GAS 3.1980 ▼ 1.08% GOLD 4,172.90 ▼ 1.21% data · yahoo finance · exchangerate-api · finnhub
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