Looks like a variation of CSV, so I am triggered :)

Changing the | to a TAB is left an exercise to the user :P

$ perl -MText::CSV_XS=csv -MData::Peek -e'DDumper csv (in => "test.csv
+", key => "TICKER", sep => "|", allow_whitespace => 1)'
{   AB               => {
        'CO. NAME'       => 'Alpha Beta',
        INDUSTRY         => 'Materials',
        'MARKET CAP'     => 2500,
        PRICE            => 12,
        TICKER           => 'AB'
        },
    ABC              => {
        'CO. NAME'       => 'ABC Co.',
        INDUSTRY         => 'Industrials',
        'MARKET CAP'     => 5000,
        PRICE            => '15.5',
        TICKER           => 'ABC'
        },
    DOZ              => {
        'CO. NAME'       => 'ZZZZZ',
        INDUSTRY         => 'Telecom',
        'MARKET CAP'     => 2800,
        PRICE            => '5.05',
        TICKER           => 'DOZ'
        },
    DX               => {
        'CO. NAME'       => 'DX Co.',
        INDUSTRY         => 'Industrials',
        'MARKET CAP'     => 12000,
        PRICE            => '77.2',
        TICKER           => 'DX'
        },
    DXX              => {
        'CO. NAME'       => 'DXX Co.',
        INDUSTRY         => 'Utilities',
        'MARKET CAP'     => 9000,
        PRICE            => '50.25',
        TICKER           => 'DXX'
        }
    }

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Enjoy, Have FUN! H.Merijn

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