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Where weighting in an index is proportionate to price. In a Price Weighted Index, firms with the highest stock prices will have the greatest impact on the index’s value. An example is the DJIA. An index may be Market Capitalization Weighted where the weighting is proportionate to its market value. An example of this is the Nasdaq

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