Alphabet Replaces Verizon in 30-Stock Dow as S&P Boosts AI Exposure
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Updated · CNBC · Jun 23
Alphabet Replaces Verizon in 30-Stock Dow as S&P Boosts AI Exposure
3 articles · Updated · CNBC · Jun 23
Summary
Alphabet’s Class A shares will join the Dow Jones Industrial Average before Monday trading, replacing Verizon in the 30-stock benchmark, S&P Global said Tuesday.
S&P said the change increases the index’s exposure to artificial intelligence, cloud infrastructure and advertising, while Verizon accounted for only about 0.5% of the Dow because of its low share price.
Honeywell will stay in the Dow after spinning off Honeywell Aerospace, but the newly separated aerospace company will not enter the index.
Alphabet’s addition comes after it raised $141 billion in debt and equity since October to fund AI, even as the stock just logged its worst day in more than a year after lagging other megacap tech names.