Dow Jones Industrials Led Lower By the “Dive Five”.

The Dow Jones Is Price Weighted, Giving Certain Components Disproportionate Influence. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow) is the oldest and most prestigious stock index.  It’s methodology of calculation is also one of the strangest.  While nearly all indexes are market capitalization weighted, the Dow is “Price” weighted. Price weighting means that a $30 component […]

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