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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | $62,867.15 | +1.39% | +3.70% | $1.26T | $19.41B |
| 2 | | $1,788.87 | +3.33% | +11.72% | $215.89B | $7.7B |
| 3 | | $1.00 | +0.01% | +0.08% | $184.12B | $47.55B |
| 4 | | $575.31 | +1.73% | +1.88% | $77.54B | $1.1B |
| 5 | | $1.00 | +0.01% | +0.03% | $72.96B | $6.02B |
| 6 | | $1.17 | +4.85% | +9.23% | $72.76B | $1.98B |
| 7 | | $82.25 | +1.27% | +13.28% | $47.8B | $2.34B |
| 8 | | $0.33 | +1.68% | +1.60% | $30.89B | $472.11M |
| 9 | | $70.58 | +0.52% | +10.40% | $17.84B | $392.47M |
| 10 | | $0.079 | +2.81% | +3.49% | $13.43B | $675.7M |
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