price-weighted

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

The stock took 45 points off the price-weighted Dow.

Stocks End Week on a Sour Note Steven Russolillo 2011

Unlike the S&P 500, the Dow is a price-weighted index.

Putting The Dow In Perspective 2010

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

Unlike the S&P 500, the Dow is a price-weighted index.

Putting The Dow In Perspective 2010

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.

Double-Dip Threatens Housing Recovery 2009

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.

Dow's Fall: 3 Weeks Running 2009

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.

Stocks Left Little-Changed 2009

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

International Business Machines, the highest-price stock in the price-weighted Dow, fell 5%.

Recession Worry Seizes the Day and Dow 2009