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WHAT MOVED THE MARKET TODAY

Dow Jones Industrial Average

30 stocks · price-weighted · Aug 25, 2026 close
53,577.00
+159.84 (+0.30%)
DJIA 53,577.00 · +159.8 pts (+0.30%) 1D
53,61553,53853,46053,38253,304prev close 53,417EW +0.06%H 53,596 · 15:50L 53,411 · 10:45
open11:0512:4514:2016:00
5-minute bars · index reconstructed live from member prices
Breadth
15 / 30
stocks rose with the index
Concentration
100%+
of the gain from GS, MRK, NVDA
Biggest driver
GS +135
Goldman Sachs, +2.19%
Biggest drag
MCD −26
McDonald's, −1.63%
Context
63rd pctile
of the past year's sessions by daily move

What drove it

30 members · drivers first · 1D · residual 0.398bp within 1bp gate

The DJIA rose 0.30% (+160 pts) on the day, but 15 of 30 members went the other way. GS and MRK carried the tape higher, contributing more than the entire move.

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+297.7 pts from 15 gainers140.0 pts from 15 losers
net +159.8 pts · gainers outweigh losers 2.1 to 1
Stock
Points
Return
DJIAsum of all 30 stocks
+159.8
100%
+0.30%
GSGoldman Sachs
+135.1
85%
+2.19%
MRKMerck
+34.4
22%
+3.84%
NVDANvidia
+27.2
17%
+2.19%
MSFTMicrosoft
+26.2
16%
+0.90%
SHWSherwin-Williams
+21.9
14%
+1.06%
IBMIBM
+18.6
12%
+1.36%
VVisa
+9.5
6%
+0.42%
HONHoneywell
+5.4
3%
+0.42%
CSCOCisco
+5.2
3%
+0.80%
DISDisney
+3.7
2%
+0.57%
BABoeing
+3.6
2%
+0.29%
HDHome Depot
+2.3
1%
+0.12%
MMM3M
+2.2
1%
+0.21%
JPMJPMorgan Chase
+1.8
1%
+0.09%
JNJJohnson & Johnson
+0.5
0%
+0.03%
CATCaterpillar
−0.4
0%
−0.01%
KOCoca-Cola
−2.0
−1%
−0.37%
AAPLApple
−2.6
−2%
−0.14%
TRVTravelers
−5.3
−3%
−0.24%
AMZNAmazon
−6.0
−4%
−0.39%
GOOGLAlphabet
−6.5
−4%
−0.32%
WMTWalmart
−6.6
−4%
−1.04%
PGProcter & Gamble
−7.0
−4%
−0.80%
NKENike
−7.6
−5%
−3.14%
AXPAmerican Express
−8.3
−5%
−0.41%
AMGNAmgen
−9.5
−6%
−0.36%
UNHUnitedHealth
−13.0
−8%
−0.55%
CVXChevron
−18.9
−12%
−1.57%
CRMSalesforce
−19.9
−12%
−1.60%
MCDMcDonald's
−26.4
−17%
−1.63%
Price weighting, illustrated

Microsoft and Cisco moved almost identically (+0.90% vs +0.80%), yet MSFT moved the DJIA 5.0× as much. In a price-weighted index, a higher-priced share simply outvotes a cheaper one.

Attribution map

slicing the +160 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
GS+135.1 pts(+2.2%)
MRK+34.4 pts(+3.8%)
NVDA+27.2 pts(+2.2%)
MCD−26.4 pts(−1.6%)
MSFT+26.2 pts(+0.9%)
SHW+21.9 pts
CRM−19.9 pts(−1.6%)
CVX−18.9 pts(−1.6%)
IBM+18.6 pts
UNH−13.0 pts
V+9.5 pts(+0.4%)
AMGN−9.5 pts
AXP
NKE−7.6 pts
PG−7.0 pts
WMT
GOOGL−6.5 pts
AMZN−6.0 pts
HON
TRV
CSCO
DIS
BA
AAPL
KO

Concentration curve

cumulative share of the +160 pt move · sorted by contribution
0%50%100%8152330stocks:3 stocks = 123%100% covered at 2

When they drove it

cumulative points through the period
0GS +135MRK +34NVDA +27MCD −26CRM −20CVX −19Aug 24Aug 25

Breadth

member returns, this period
−4%−2%0%+2%
From −3.14% (NKE) to +3.84% (MRK). Equal-weight, the DJIA would be +0.06% vs the actual +0.30%; the gap is what price weighting did.

By sector

point contribution · sums to +160 pts
Financials5
+132.9
Information Technology6
+54.7
Materials1
+21.9
Health Care4
+12.5
Industrials4
+10.8
Communication Services2
−2.8
Consumer Staples3
−15.6
Energy1
−18.9
Consumer Discretionary4
−37.7

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