CoinDesk 20 performance update: Stellar (XLM) gains 1.5%, leading index higher

Hedera (HBAR) joined Stellar (XLM) as a top performer, rising 1.4% from Thursday.

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 2125.52, up 0.3% (+7.28) since 4 p.m. ET on Thursday.

Nine of 20 assets are trading higher.

Leaders: XLM (+1.5%) and HBAR (+1.4%).

Laggards: NEAR (-2.3%) and DOT (-1.6%).

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

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