The XLP closed dead flat on the day (−0.0 pts); ADM (−0.07 pts) and WMT (+0.06 pts) fought each other to a standstill.
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WALMART INC and CASEY S GENERAL STORES INC moved almost identically (+0.71% vs +0.62%), yet WMT moved the XLP 6.4× 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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