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Dow Jones Industrial Average

30 stocks · price-weighted · Oct 30, 2026 close
51,770.00
−572.56 (−1.09%)
DJIA 51,770.00 · −572.6 pts (−1.09%) 1D
52,52652,27252,01851,76451,510prev close 52,343EW −0.67%H 52,343 · openL 51,572 · 14:30
open11:0512:4514:2016:00
5-minute bars · index reconstructed live from member prices
Breadth
18 / 30
stocks fell with the index
Concentration
69%
of the decline from GS, CAT, NVDA
Biggest driver
GS −197
Goldman Sachs, −3.58%
Biggest offset
AMGN +31
Amgen, +1.15%
Context
8th pctile
of the past year's sessions by daily move

What drove it

30 members · detractors first · 1D · residual 0.059bp within 1bp gate

The DJIA fell 1.09% (−573 pts) on the day, and 69% of that decline came from just three stocks: GS, CAT, NVDA.

Read the latest market-close note: Intel's 28 Percent Collapse Drags Technology Into a Broad Nasdaq Selloff

+141.6 pts from 12 gainers−713.9 pts from 18 losers
net −572.6 pts · losers outweigh gainers 5.0 to 1
Stock
Points
Return
DJIAsum of all 30 stocks
−572.6
100%
−1.09%
GSGoldman Sachs
−197.2
34%
−3.58%
CATCaterpillar
−146.5
26%
−3.81%
NVDANvidia
−53.6
9%
−4.22%
MSFTMicrosoft
−48.9
9%
−1.55%
JPMJPMorgan Chase
−38.9
7%
−1.90%
AXPAmerican Express
−27.3
5%
−1.42%
AAPLApple
−25.4
4%
−1.23%
CSCOCisco
−24.2
4%
−3.76%
GOOGLAlphabet
−23.7
4%
−1.40%
UNHUnitedHealth
−23.4
4%
−0.96%
HONHoneywell
−22.6
4%
−1.72%
AMZNAmazon
−20.4
4%
−1.41%
MMM3M
−17.9
3%
−1.70%
TRVTravelers
−12.2
2%
−0.51%
JNJJohnson & Johnson
−11.9
2%
−0.73%
CRMSalesforce
−10.3
2%
−0.75%
BABoeing
−6.5
1%
−0.64%
IBMIBM
−2.8
0%
−0.18%
DISDisney
+0.2
0%
+0.03%
HDHome Depot
+1.3
0%
+0.07%
NKENike
+1.5
0%
+0.65%
MCDMcDonald's
+4.4
−1%
+0.29%
PGProcter & Gamble
+5.8
−1%
+0.61%
KOCoca-Cola
+7.5
−1%
+1.36%
WMTWalmart
+13.4
−2%
+1.86%
SHWSherwin-Williams
+14.9
−3%
+0.76%
VVisa
+18.1
−3%
+0.74%
MRKMerck
+19.0
−3%
+2.18%
CVXChevron
+24.1
−4%
+1.75%
AMGNAmgen
+31.4
−5%
+1.15%
Price weighting, illustrated

Visa and Nike moved almost identically (+0.74% vs +0.65%), yet V moved the DJIA 12.2× as much. In a price-weighted index, a higher-priced share simply outvotes a cheaper one.

Attribution map

slicing the −573 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
GS−197.2 pts(−3.6%)
CAT−146.5 pts(−3.8%)
NVDA−53.6 pts(−4.2%)
MSFT−48.9 pts(−1.6%)
JPM−38.9 pts(−1.9%)
AMGN+31.4 pts(+1.1%)
AXP−27.3 pts(−1.4%)
AAPL−25.4 pts(−1.2%)
CSCO−24.2 pts(−3.8%)
CVX+24.1 pts(+1.8%)
GOOGL−23.7 pts(−1.4%)
UNH−23.4 pts(−1.0%)
HON−22.6 pts(−1.7%)
AMZN−20.4 pts
MRK+19.0 pts
V+18.1 pts(+0.7%)
MMM−17.9 pts(−1.7%)
SHW+14.9 pts(+0.8%)
WMT
TRV
JNJ
CRM−10.3 pts
KO+7.5 pts
BA
MCD

Concentration curve

cumulative share of the −573 pt move · sorted by contribution
0%50%100%8152330stocks:3 stocks = 69%100% covered at 9

When they drove it

cumulative points through the period
0GS −197CAT −146NVDA −54AMGN +31CVX +24MRK +19Oct 29Oct 30

Breadth

member returns, this period
−5%−3%−1%+1%
From −4.22% (NVDA) to +2.18% (MRK). Equal-weight, the DJIA would be −0.67% vs the actual −1.09%; the gap is what price weighting did.

By sector

point contribution · sums to −573 pts
Financials5
−257.5
Industrials4
−193.6
Information Technology6
−165.3
Communication Services2
−23.5
Consumer Discretionary4
−13.3
Materials1
+14.9
Health Care4
+15.0
Energy1
+24.1
Consumer Staples3
+26.7

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