Wall Street in terms of market value, but in the eyes of the 128-year-old Dow Jones Industrial Average, its stock is ranked well below average. The semiconductor maker and leader of the artificial-intelligence boom officially became a member of the venerable index at 9:30 a.

A $1 gain in UnitedHealth would represent only a 0.18% change for the stock, compared to a significant 4.31% move for Intel. For Nvidia, a $1 change would be about 0.74%. Despite these percentage differences, the effect on the Dow remains the same. A $1 move in any Dow stock translates to roughly 6.6 points on the index.

Financial writer analyzes historical DJIA changes to caution against over-optimism on Nvidia Corporation's stock inclusion. Click for my NVDA performance update.

Intel will be replaced by Nvidia on the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average index after a 25-year run, underscoring the shift in the chipmaking market and marking another setback for the struggling semiconductor firm.

Intel will be replaced by Nvidia in the Dow Jones industrial average after a 25 year run, signaling a shift in the semiconductor industry.