The DJIA rose 0.83% (+423 pts) on the day in a broad advance: 22 of 30 stocks rose, with GS out front at +76 points.
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Goldman Sachs and Boeing moved almost identically (+1.44% vs +1.40%), yet GS moved the DJIA 4.9× as much. In a price-weighted index, a higher-priced share simply outvotes a cheaper one.
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