ZURICH, Switzerland, Oct. 7, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- STOXX Ltd., the leading provider of European equity indexes, today announced changes in several Dow Jones STOXX indexes.
Birmingham City PLC (U.K., Travel & Leisure, BMC.LN) will be removed from the Dow Jones STOXX Football Index due to its acquisition by Grandtop International Holdings Ltd. No new component will be added to the Dow Jones STOXX Football Index at this time.
Metso Corp. (Finland, Industrial Goods & Services, MEO1V.HE) will be removed from the Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend 30, Dow Jones EURO STOXX Select Dividend 30, Dow Jones STOXX Nordic Select Dividend 20 and Dow Jones STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 indexes. Metso Corp. is being removed due to the cancellation of its dividend payments.
In the Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend 30 and Dow Jones STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 indexes, Metso Corp. will be replaced by H. Lundbeck A/S (Denmark, Healthcare, LUN.KO).
In the Dow Jones EURO STOXX Select Dividend 30 Index, Metso Corp. will be replaced by Unilever N.V. (Netherlands, Food & Beverages, UNA.AE).
In the Dow Jones STOXX Nordic Select Dividend 20 Index, Metso Corp. will be replaced by Teliasonera (Sweden, Telecommunications, TLSN.SK).
All changes to the Dow Jones STOXX Football, Dow Jones STOXX SelectDividend 30, Dow Jones EURO STOXX Select Dividend 30, Dow Jones STOXXNordic Select Dividend 20 and Dow Jones STOXX Global Select Dividend100 indexes will be effective as of the open of trading on Monday, October 12, 2009.
Further information on the Dow Jones STOXX indexes can be found at http://www.stoxx.com.
Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones STOXX Football, Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend 30, Dow Jones EURO STOXX Select Dividend 30, Dow Jones STOXX Nordic Select Dividend 20 and Dow Jones STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 indexes do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.
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