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13347.21
+243.07
1.85%
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3098.50
+78.99
2.62%
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6027.37
+129.56
2.20%
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10395.18
+72.20
0.70%
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<li id="mdm_mymarkets_CLG3" class="mdRow rowType-positive " bg_channel="/quotes/zigman/2291766" open="91.82" last="92.84" tballSymbol="future-us-crude oil - electronic" change="1.02" percent="1.11" timeStamp="2013-01-02T15:22:44" ticker="CLG3" timeZoneOffset="-5" deciDigitsLast="2" deciDigitsChg="2" deciDigitsPchg="2" pc="91.82" data-5dy="88.61" data-1mo="89.49" data-3mo="93.65" data-6mo="85.8" data-1yr="97.48">
<a class="md_index" href="https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130102203317/http://asia.wsj.com/mdc/public/page/2_3028.html?category=Energy&subcategory=Petroleum&contract=Crude%252520Light%252520Oil%252520Comp.%252520-%252520nymex&catandsubcat=Energy%257CPetroleum&contractset=Crude%252520Light%252520Oil%252520Comp.%252520-%252520nymex">Crude Oil</a>
92.84
+1.02
1.11%
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1688.10
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0.73%
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13347.21
+243.07
1.85%
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3098.50
+78.99
2.62%
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1454.84
+28.65
2.01%
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15140.06
+305.18
2.06%
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871.09
+21.74
2.56%
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6027.37
+129.56
2.20%
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7778.78
+166.39
2.19%
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3733.93
+92.86
2.55%
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16893.39
+620.01
3.81%
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8447.60
+280.10
3.43%
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285.33
+5.65
2.02%
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2951.11
+39.21
1.35%
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10395.18
+72.20
0.70%
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23311.98
+655.06
2.89%
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19714.24
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3201.74
+34.66
1.09%
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1.3178
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0.17%
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87.20
+0.49
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1.6248
+0.0006
0.04%
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1.0496
+0.0099
0.95%
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0.9185
+0.0030
0.33%
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70.49
+0.05
0.06%
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1.842
+0.081
4.58%
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1.450
+0.137
10.42%
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4.231
-0.216
4.86%
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5.018
-0.217
4.15%
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1.988
+0.173
9.52%
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0.802
0
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92.84
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0.73%
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689.50
-8.75
1.25%
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13284
+257
1.97%
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1450.25
+30.25
2.13%
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31.06
+0.83
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