The XBI is down 0.79% (−1.33 pts) so far today on a mixed tape; MRNA, SYRE, RLAY did most of the damage, with 54% of the decline between them.
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RELAY THERAPEUTICS INC and MAPLIGHT THERAPEUTICS INC moved almost identically (−5.15% vs −4.78%), yet RLAY moved the XBI 9.9× as much. In a cap-weighted index, the bigger company's weight turns the same percentage move into far more points.
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