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0.62%
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2978.04
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0.38%
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5914.40
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0.22%
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9527.39
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85.98
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0.32%
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2978.04
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14706.78
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0.27%
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822.27
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0.06%
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5914.40
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7517.80
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3605.61
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0.11%
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15699.22
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0.86%
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7848.50
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0.79%
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279.17
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9527.39
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0.19%
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22191.17
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0.26%
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2061.79
+32.55
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19424.10
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3107.11
+28.91
0.94%
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1.2926
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0.31%
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82.49
+0.10
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1.6040
-0.0014
0.09%
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1.0487
0
0%
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0.9346
+0.0023
0.25%
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70.46
+0.12
0.17%
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0
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1.298
-0.002
0.17%
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4.471
-0.054
1.19%
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5.454
+0.008
0.14%
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1.745
0
0%
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0.715
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85.98
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0.24%
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736.25
-15.25
2.03%
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13154
+11
0.08%
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1417.25
+1.25
0.09%
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