NEW YORK, June 9, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Dow Jones Indexes today announced component changes in the Dow Jones RusIndex Titans 10 Index.
Effective with the opening of trading Monday, June 20, Mosenergo JSC (Russia) will replace Yukos (Russia) in the Dow Jones RusIndex Titans 10. Yukos is being deleted due to financial distress.
Dow Jones RusIndex Titans 10 Index, an index based on blue-chip companies headquartered in Russia was developed jointly by Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, and RusIndex Company, an independent Russian index agency. The detailed methodology for each index is published in the indexes' rulebooks, accessible on the Dow Jones Indexes web site at http://www.djindexes.com.
The Dow Jones RusIndex Titans 10 is part of the Dow Jones Titans series of indexes. The series comprises the Dow Jones Global Titans 50, Dow Jones Sector Titans 30 with 18 global sector indexes, Dow Jones Asian Titans 50, 12 Dow Jones Country Titans indexes (that cover Europe, Asia, and North America), Dow Jones Tiger Titans 50 and the Dow Jones Islamic Titans 100.
Disclaimer: Company additions and deletions do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.
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