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Asia stocks sag on oil's slide, dollar dips before Fed testimony
TOKYO Asian stocks were mostly lower on Tuesday, with a sharp decline in crude oil prices weighing on energy shares, while the dollar dipped ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's first U.S. congressional testimony.
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Markets
- U.S.
- Europe
- Asia
- Sectors
| DOW | 25,064.36 |
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44.95 |
+0.18% |
| S&P 500 | 2,798.43 |
-2.88 |
-0.10% |
| NASDAQ | 7,805.72 | -- | --% |
| TR US Index | 249.75 |
-0.39 |
-0.16% |
Sector Summary
| Energy |
+0.00%
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| Basic Materials |
+0.21%
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| Industrials |
+0.03%
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| Cyclical Goods & Services |
+0.21%
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| Non-Cyclical Goods & Services |
+0.26%
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| Financials |
+0.12%
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| Healthcare |
+0.09%
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| Technology |
+0.04%
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| Telecoms |
-0.02%
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