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Index Name Price Change %Change
Containers and Packaging 88.52 + 3.20 + 3.75%
Food Retailers and Wholesalers 133.94 + 4.50 + 3.48%
Industrial Transportation 220.29 + 6.19 + 2.89%
Retailers 236.25 + 7.79 + 3.41%
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Air Freight 313.81 + 6.12 + 1.99%
Airlines 33.66 + 2.14 + 6.79%
Clothing and Fabrics 64.29 + 3.00 + 4.89%
Furnishings 64.19 + 4.98 + 8.41%
Railroads 283.42 + 8.95 + 3.26%
Restaurants 351.07 + 12.89 + 3.81%
Retailers: Apparel 199.20 + 7.73 + 4.04%
Retailers: Broadline 274.97 + 8.69 + 3.26%
Retailers: Drug-based 320.50 + 10.60 + 3.42%
Retailers: Specialty 272.70 + 9.03 + 3.42%
Trucking 224.84 + 8.57 + 3.96%
 
 

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