ZURICH, Switzerland, Oct. 8, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- STOXX Ltd., the leading provider of European equity indexes, today announced changes in the Dow Jones STOXX Football Index.
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.
The change to the Dow Jones STOXX Football Index will be effective as of the open of trading on Monday, October 12, 2009.
CORRECTION: Metso Corp. (Finland, Industrial Goods & Services, MEO1V.HE) will not be deleted 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. The composition of the Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend Indexes remains unchanged.
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 Index do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.
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