Apple and Microsoft contributed the most to the market’s big year and no other stocks were close

Apple and Microsoft contributed the most to the market’s big year and no other stocks were close

Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple, Inc.
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2019 is shaping up to be a historic year for the S&P 500, and the benchmark has two stocks to thank.
Apple and Microsoft, which surged 85% and 55% this year respectively, together accounted for nearly 15% of the S&P 500’s advance in 2019, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices. Their influence to the cap-weighted…

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