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Index Name Price Change %Change
Containers and Packaging 105.94 - 0.58 - 0.54%
Food Retailers and Wholesalers 155.77 + 2.86 + 1.87%
Industrial Transportation 261.98 - 2.83 - 1.07%
Retailers 255.15 + 3.14 + 1.25%
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Airlines 66.95 + 3.17 + 4.97%
Clothing and Fabrics 72.51 + 1.25 + 1.75%
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Retailers: Apparel 194.34 + 3.06 + 1.60%
Retailers: Broadline 288.82 + 1.30 + 0.45%
Retailers: Drug-based 359.70 + 4.51 + 1.27%
Retailers: Specialty 269.34 + 6.02 + 2.29%
Trucking 249.68 - 7.86 - 3.05%
 
 

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