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The blue-chip Dow would have been even higher if it weren't for IBM's stock decline, which lopped off 58 points from the price-weighted index.
A Volatile Session Ends With Stocks Up Steven Russolillo 2011
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The stock took 45 points off the price-weighted Dow.
Stocks End Week on a Sour Note Steven Russolillo 2011
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Unlike the S&P 500, the Dow is a price-weighted index.
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Cisco, Boeing , which dropped 1.70, or 2.5%, to 65.37, and International Business Machines , which dropped 1.12, or 0.8%, to 145.43, accounted for 69% of the price-weighted Dow ' s decline.
Cisco 2010
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Unlike the S&P 500, the Dow is a price-weighted index.
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As Case-Shiller indexes are price-weighted, a prolonged downturn in high-end home prices could pull the index back down again, reversing any recovery.
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Citigroup rose 12% and Bank of America was up 9.3%, a rebound from earlier in the week, although their low share prices don't contribute much to the price-weighted index.
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International Business Machines, the highest-priced stock in the price-weighted Dow, rose 2% after boosting its dividend 10%, but shares of Bank of America and Citigroup sank 8.6% and 5.9%, respectively, after The Wall Street Journal reported the banks were told by regulators they may need to raise more capital.
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Bank of America slid 8.8%, although at $6 a share it doesn't have a big impact on the price-weighted Dow.
Dow Declines 64.03 Points Annelena Lobb 2009
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International Business Machines, the highest-price stock in the price-weighted Dow, fell 5%.
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