NEW YORK, Feb. 24, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Dow Jones Indexes today announced a component change in the Dow Jones Sector Construction & Materials Titans 30 Index.
BPB PLC (Great Britain) will replace RMC Group PLC (Great Britain) in the Dow Jones Sector Construction & Materials Titans 30. RMC Group PLC is being deleted because of its acquisition by Cemex UK Limited.
The changes in the Dow Jones Sector Construction & Materials Titans 30 will be effective at the start of trading Tuesday, March 1, 2005.
Further information as well as the complete component list of the Dow Jones Sector Titans 30 Indexes can be found on the Dow Jones Indexes' web site http://www.djindexes.com.
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