CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Hedera (HBAR) Surges 14.4% While Index Trades Lower
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 3826.98, down 0.9% (-35.09) since 4 p.m. ET on Monday.
Four of 20 assets are trading higher.
Leaders: HBAR (+14.4%) and XLM (+0.8%).
Laggards: FIL (-2.5%) and AAVE (-2.2%).
The CoinDesk 20 is a broad-based index traded on multiple platforms in several regions globally.
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