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As of Aug 20, 2026, 01:30 AM GMT-4Source: Yahoo Finance

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Market movers

Home and major world indices at a glance.

S&P 500

7,707.98 USD

▼ 0.48%

Dow Jones

53,463.05 USD

▲ 0.01%

Nasdaq

26,331.09 USD

▼ 1.18%

NIFTY 50

24,199.25 INR

▲ 0.50%

FTSE 100

10,743.35 GBP

▲ 0.22%

SENSEX

77,453.31 INR

▲ 0.71%

Nikkei 225

66,080.36 JPY

▲ 1.15%

DAX

26,091.33 EUR

▼ 0.94%

Venezuela markets

3 quotes
S&P 500 7,707.98 USD -37.08 ▼ 0.48%
Dow Jones 53,463.05 USD 3.27 ▲ 0.01%
Nasdaq 26,331.09 USD -313.8 ▼ 1.18%

World markets

11 quotes
NIFTY 50 24,199.25 INR 120.95 ▲ 0.50%
FTSE 100 10,743.35 GBP 23.05 ▲ 0.22%
SENSEX 77,453.31 INR 543.63 ▲ 0.71%
Nikkei 225 66,080.36 JPY 753.94 ▲ 1.15%
DAX 26,091.33 EUR -247.3 ▼ 0.94%
Hang Seng 25,802.20 HKD 331.05 ▲ 1.30%
ASX 200 9,075.40 AUD 5.40 ▲ 0.06%
CAC 40 8,501.91 EUR -7.450 ▼ 0.09%
SSE Composite 3,898.77 CNY -91.53 ▼ 2.29%
All Ordinaries 9,291.10 AUD 16.90 ▲ 0.18%
Straits Times 5,673.21 SGD -28.19 ▼ 0.49%

Commodities

7 quotes
Gold 4,542.10 USD 52.70 ▲ 1.17%
Silver 67.15 USD 1.42 ▲ 2.15%
Copper 6.48 USD -0.008000 ▼ 0.12%
Platinum 1,811.70 USD 9.10 ▲ 0.50%
WTI Crude Oil 84.38 USD -1.450 ▼ 1.69%
Brent Crude 91.70 USD 0.08000 ▲ 0.09%
Natural Gas 2.80 USD -0.01800 ▼ 0.64%

Crypto · USD

6 quotes
Bitcoin 69,531.01 USD 241.57 ▲ 0.35%
XRP 1.11 USD 0.0007000 ▲ 0.06%
Ethereum 2,249.88 USD -2.050 ▼ 0.09%
Dogecoin 0.07459 USD -0.0004000 ▼ 0.51%
BNB 626.56 USD 0.02000 ▲ 0.00%
Solana 84.84 USD -0.5200 ▼ 0.61%

FX

5 quotes
EUR/USD 1.1675 USD 0.0096 ▲ 0.83%
GBP/USD 1.3605 USD 0.0068 ▲ 0.50%
USD/JPY 158.6710 JPY -0.8800 ▼ 0.55%
AUD/USD 0.7116 USD 0.0034 ▲ 0.48%
NZD/USD 0.5953 USD 0.0080 ▲ 1.36%

Markets news

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Caracas Stocks Jump 16% Amid Maduro Capture, Oil Export Hopes

The IBC index jumped to 2,597.68 points on tighter trading rules and optimism over U.S. plans to revive oil exports, but inflation at 560% and a two-tier real estate market point to divergent realities for capital.

By Caracas Business Desk · July 24, 2026 · 2 min read

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S&P 500 rose 1.24% as global markets advance

Where the major indices, gold and currencies landed, and what the moves mean for Caracas investors and retirement balances.

By Markets Desk · July 24, 2026 · 1 min read

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