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How are major stock indices calculated?
Most major indices are either calculated using a capitalisation-weighted or a price-weighted system. Capitalisation-weighted system Used by the majority of stock indices, this system takes the size of each company into account when calculating the value of the index as a whole. So, the more a particular company is worth, the more its share price will affect the index.
