The DJIA rose 2.40% (+1,258 pts) so far this quarter, but 13 of 30 members went the other way. MSFT and AMGN carried the tape higher, contributing more than the entire move.
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Home Depot and Nike moved almost identically (−4.21% vs −3.85%), yet HD moved the DJIA 9.4× as much. In a price-weighted index, a higher-priced share simply outvotes a cheaper one.
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