A market-value index:
A) is calculated such that the proportion of the index a stock represents is determined by its proportion of the total market capitalization of all stocks in the index.
B) is calculated as the average price of all the stocks in the index that trade that day, one example is the NASDAQ.
C) is calculated like the Dow Jones Average, from the stock prices in the average.
D) is calculated based on the profits generated by the companies in the index.