The XLV is down 0.77% (−1.35 pts) so far today, but 31 of 59 members went the other way. LLY and ABBV dragged the tape lower, accounting for 91% of the decline.
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UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC and BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC moved almost identically (+1.37% vs +1.18%), yet UNH moved the XLV 13.9× 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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