World markets
| Shanghai | 2,432.40 | +13.87 (0.57%) |
| Nikkei 225 | 11,173.83 | -133.45 (-1.18%) |
| Hang Seng Index | 23,444.56 | +31.31 (0.13%) |
| TSEC | 7,906.65 | +19.71 (0.25%) |
| FTSE 100 | 6,328.26 | +0.90 (0.01%) |
| EURO STOXX 50 | 2,615.26 | -20.09 (-0.76%) |
| CAC 40 | 3,660.37 | -9.23 (-0.25%) |
| S&P TSX | 12,686.63 | -35.16 (-0.28%) |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 5,033.90 | -3.00 (-0.06%) |
| BSE Sensex | 19,468.15 | -29.03 (-0.15%) |
| TA100 | 1,087.23 | 0.00 (0.00%) |
| KOSPI | 1,981.18 | +1.57 (0.08%) |
Bonds
| 3 Month | 0.08% | 0.00 (0.00%) |
| 6 Month | 0.11% | 0.00 (0.00%) |
| 2 Year | 0.26% | 0.00 (0.00%) |
| 5 Year | 0.86% | -0.01 (-1.15%) |
| 10 Year | 2.00% | -0.01 (-0.50%) |
| 30 Year | 3.19% | +0.01 (0.31%) |
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Trends
| Gainers | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| QLIK | Qlik Technologies Inc | 17.89% | 2.30B |
| MM | Millennial Media, Inc. | 13.96% | 1.11B |
| MWV | MeadWestvaco Corp. | 12.53% | 6.23B |
| PCYC | Pharmacyclics, Inc. | 8.47% | 6.07B |
| WPRT | Westport Innovations Inc. (USA) | 7.94% | 1.62B |
| Losers | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| RKUS | Ruckus Wireless Inc | -13.84% | 1.45B |
| ASGN | On Assignment, Inc. | -11.31% | 1.15B |
| IPGP | IPG Photonics Corporation | -9.67% | 3.22B |
| SAND | Sandstorm Gold Ltd. Ordinary Shares (Canada) | -8.39% | 1.02B |
| KRO | Kronos Worldwide, Inc. | -7.22% | 2.09B |
Excludes stocks with mkt cap less than $1B.
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Sector summary
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| Basic Materials | -0.65% |
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| Capital Goods | -0.03% |
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| Conglomerates | -0.12% |
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| Cons. Cyclical | +0.44% |
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| Cons. Non-Cyclical | +0.24% |
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| Energy | -0.88% |
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| Financial | -0.32% |
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| Healthcare | +0.17% |
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| Services | +0.00% |
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| Technology | -0.35% |
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| Transportation | +0.15% |
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| Utilities | -0.06% |
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