Example of market value-weighted index

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1) Dow Jones 30 Industrial Average is an example of Market value-weighted index.

2) Financial statements of a large corporation prepared using US GAAP and IFRS may have some difference but the P/E ratio will be same under GAAP and IFRS.

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