benchmark
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While the benchmark large-cap index was less than 2% away from its record high, it has yet to close above the 7,000 mark.
From MarketWatch
Oil futures gained 3.2% on Friday in anticipation of a potential conflict, leaving the benchmark crude price up almost 17% year to date.
From Barron's
That extends a rally in bonds that has clipped more than 30 basis points, or hundredths of a percentage point, from the yield on the benchmark paper over the past month.
From Barron's
The blue-chip benchmark is still on its longest monthly winning streak since 2018.
However, the largest stocks in the market, the so-called Magnificent Seven, also have dragged benchmarks lower.
From Barron's
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