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CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: NEAR and XRP Lead as Index Posts Modest Gain

NEAR's 7.8% advance and XRP's 2.2% rise buoyed the CoinDesk 20 Index in overnight trading.

Updated Jul 16, 2024, 1:45 p.m. Published Jul 16, 2024, 1:45 p.m.
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CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index.

The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 2195.47, up 0.4% (+8.23) since yesterday's close.

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Seven of 20 assets are trading higher.

Leaders: NEAR (+7.8%) and XRP (+2.2%).

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Laggards: UNI (-4.4%) and ICP (-2.2%).

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The CoinDesk 20 is a broad-based index traded on multiple platforms in several regions globally.

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