The XLP is down 0.20% (−0.18 pts) so far today, but 17 of 34 members went the other way. KO and WMT dragged the tape lower, contributing more than the entire move.
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WALMART INC and KENVUE INC moved almost identically (−0.70% vs −0.62%), yet WMT moved the XLP 4.7× 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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