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Index Name Price Change %Change
Containers and Packaging 178.23 - 0.08 - 0.04%
Food Retailers and Wholesalers 202.25 - 1.87 - 0.92%
Industrial Transportation 437.49 - 4.30 - 0.97%
Retailers 343.58 - 0.11 - 0.03%
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Air Freight 574.79 - 9.67 - 1.65%
Airlines 64.23 - 0.21 - 0.33%
Clothing and Fabrics 144.91 + 0.24 + 0.17%
Furnishings 162.06 + 0.46 + 0.28%
Railroads 596.24 - 4.20 - 0.70%
Restaurants 449.96 - 4.26 - 0.94%
Retailers: Apparel 333.33 + 1.74 + 0.52%
Retailers: Broadline 369.22 - 0.26 - 0.07%
Retailers: Drug-based 498.88 - 2.05 - 0.41%
Retailers: Specialty 384.07 + 0.77 + 0.20%
Trucking 374.16 - 3.22 - 0.85%
 
 

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