BEIJING, March 24, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Dow Jones Indexes today announced the results of the first regular quarterly review in 2005 for Dow Jones China Indexes (Dow-China Indexes). The component changes in the Dow Jones China 88 (Dow-China 88), Dow Jones China Total Market (Dow-China Total Market), Dow Jones Shanghai (Dow-Shanghai), Dow Jones Shenzhen (Dow-Shenzhen) Index, and Dow Jones CBN China 600 Index will be effective on April 1, 2005.
Following the adjustment, six components have been replaced in the Dow-China 88, which tracks the largest and most liquid 88 stocks in China's Class-A market and reflects roughly 33.77% of the total float market capitalization of both the Shanghai and Shenzhen markets. The number of Shanghai-listed stocks in the Dow-China 88 remains 58 components, while the number of Shenzhen-listed stocks remains 30 components. Shanghai-listed stocks represent 70.14% of the free float market capitalization of the Dow-China 88, compared to 29.86% for Shenzhen-listed components.
On April 1, the components of the Dow-China Total Market will increase to 1163 from 1150, with 1094 A-shares and 69 B-shares. The number of components in the Dow-Shanghai Index will increase to 709 from 700, with ten additions and one deletion, while the number of components in the Dow-Shenzhen index will increase to 454 from 450, with five additions and one deletion. The Dow-Shanghai index represents roughly 95% of the free float market capitalization of Shanghai market, and the Dow-Shenzhen index represents roughly 95% of the free float market capitalization of Shenzhen market. The Dow-China Total Market Index reflects roughly 95% percent of the free float market capitalization for both the Shanghai and Shenzhen markets.
Dow Jones Indexes completed the third regular quarterly review for the Dow Jones CBN China 600 Index, which was launched on September 6, 2004. As a result of this regular review 20 components have been replaced in the DJ-CBN 600 Index, which reflects roughly 80% of China's total free float market capitalization.
Aimed at providing investors in China and around the world with an accurate tool for tracking equity performance in China's growing stock markets, the Dow-China Indexes are constructed with the same strict standards used to develop the Dow Jones Global Indexes.
Float-adjusted shares, which exclude all state-owned shares and unlisted employee shares, are used for stock selection and index calculation, in order to provide an accurate representation of the shares that are actually available to investors for trading. Dow Jones Indexes excludes block holdings of individuals, other companies or governments that exceed 5% of total market value in calculating free-float for selection of component stocks.
The Dow-China Indexes were launched May 27, 1996. Dow Jones & Company, a world-wide provider of business information, launched the Dow-China Indexes to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the world's most widely reported market indicator, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which was launched in 1896. All four indexes in the Dow-China Index series have a base value of 100 on Dec. 31, 1993.
Add and Delete list of Dow-China 88
April 1, 2005
Addition:
Symbol English Name
000069 Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Town Holdings Company
000402 Finance Street Holding Co., Ltd.
600282 Nanjing Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.
600320 Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery Co., Ltd.
600383 Gemdale Corp.
600583 Offshare Oil Engineering Co., Ltd.
Deletion:
Symbol English Name
000068 Shenzhen SEG Samsung Glass Co., Ltd. (SSG)
000651 Gree Electric Appliances Inc. of Zhuhai
600362 Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.
600811 Orient Group Incorporation
600812 North China Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
600879 Long March Launch Vehicle Technology Co., Ltd.
Note to Editors
The methodology, as well as a full list of components including weightings and values of the Dow Jones China Indexes, is available at http://chinaindex.dowjones.com.
Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones China Indexes do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.
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