What Is One Difference Between the Dow Jones Industrial Average

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Multiple Choice

What is one difference between the Dow Jones Industrial Average (the Dow) and the S&P 500 index?

• A) The Dow weighs the stock prices by the market value of the company, whereas the S&P 500 tracks only the price of the stock.
• B) The Dow provides a much broader representation of the stock market than the S&P 500 does.
• C) The S&P 500 provides more historical data than the Dow.
• D) The Dow tracks the price of the stock, whereas the S&P weighs the stock prices by the market value of the company.
• E) The S&P 500 provides data on 500 companies, and the Dow provides data on only 300 companies.

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