benchmark
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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
Malaysia’s benchmark Kuala Lumpur Composite Index is trading at levels not seen since 2019, and its IPO market is gathering steam.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
