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HCWC Healthy Choice Wellness Corp

Post-Mkt 02-27 17:48:23 EST

0.3148

-0.0174

-5.24%

盘后0.3086

-0.0062-1.97%

17:12 EST

High0.3278	Low0.2800	Vol1.34M
Open0.3278	D1 Closing0.3322	Amplitude14.39%
Mkt Cap5.72M	Tradable Cap3.62M	Total Shares18.17M
T/O413.26K	T/O Rate11.66%	Tradable Shares11.50M
P/B--	ROE--	EPS0.00
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