A confidence index value of 105 is
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The confidence index is equal to the average yield on 10 top-grade corporate bonds divided by the yield on the Dow Jones average of 40 bonds, multiplied by 100.
Since the average yield on high-grade bonds will always be higher than the average yield on a large cross section of bonds, the index will always have a value under 100.