The XLP fell 1.07% (−0.94 pts) on the day in a broad selloff: 29 of 34 stocks fell, with TGT out front at −0.17 points.
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MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC A and MOLSON COORS BEVERAGE CO B moved almost identically (−2.64% vs −2.28%), yet MDLZ moved the XLP 10.6× 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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