ZURICH, Switzerland, May 26, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- STOXX Ltd., the leading provider of European equity indexes, today announced changes in the composition of the Dow Jones STOXX Global 1800 Index, Dow Jones STOXX Total Market Index, Dow Jones STOXX 600 Index, Dow Jones STOXX EU Enlarged Total Market Index, Dow Jones STOXX Eastern Europe Total Market Index, Dow Jones STOXX Eastern Europe 300 Index and their sub- and sector indexes, as well as the Dow Jones STOXX Football Index and Dow Jones STOXX Private Equity 20 Index.
Effective as of the open of European markets on June 22, 2009, the following 10 stocks will be added to the Dow Jones STOXX 600 Index and its respective size and sector indexes: DEBENHAMS PLC (U.K., Retail, DEB.LN), SIG PLC (U.K., Industrial Goods & Services, SHI.LN), ENTERPRISE INNS PLC (U.K., Travel & Leisure, ETI.LN), FRESNILLO PLC (U.K., Basic Resources, FRES.LN), GREENE KING PLC (U.K., Travel & Leisure, GNK.LN), MARINE HARVEST ASA (Norway, Food & Beverage, MHG.OS), PETER HAMBRO MINING PLC (U.K., Basic Resources, POG.LN), MAUREL ET PROM S.A. (France, Oil & Gas, MAU.FR), MISYS PLC (U.K., Technology, MSY.LN) and TRAVIS PERKINS PLC (U.K., Industrial Goods & Services, TPK.LN).
Companies exiting the index are: AVEVA GROUP PLC (U.K., Technology, AVV.LN), BANCO BPI S/A (Portugal, Banks, BPI.LB), BASILEA PHARMACEUTICA AG (Switzerland, Health Care, BSLN.EB), CIA ESPANOLA DE PETROLEOS S.A. (Spain, Oil & Gas, CEP.MC), EFG INTERNATIONAL AG (Switzerland, Banks, EFGN.EB), GEORG FISCHER AG (Switzerland, Industrial Goods & Services, FI-N.EB), GERRESHEIMER AG (Germany, Health Care, GXI.XE), HEIDELBERGCEMENT AG (Germany, Construction & Materials, HEI.XE), IRISH LIFE & PERMANENT PLC (Ireland, Insurance, IPM.DB) and NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP PLC (U.K., Travel & Leisure, NEX.LN).
DEA CAPITAL S.p.A. (Italy, Financial Services, DEA.MI) and ALTAMIR AMBOISE S.A. (France, Financial Services, LTA.FR) will be added to the Dow Jones STOXX Private Equity 20 Index. The companies exiting the index are CASTLE PRIVATE EQUITY AG (Switzerland, Financial Services, CPEN.EB) and IP GROUP PLC (U.K., Financial Services, IPO.LN).
The Dow Jones STOXX Total Market, Dow Jones STOXX Global 1800, Dow Jones STOXX EU Enlarged Total Market, Dow Jones STOXX Eastern Europe Total Market and Dow Jones STOXX Eastern Europe 300 indexes are also part of this regular quarterly review. The new composition of the indexes can be found at http://www.stoxx.com/news/reviews.html.
The sector classification for the Dow Jones STOXX 600 Index components CARPHONE WAREHOUSE GROUP PLC (U.K., Retail, CPW.LN) and FORTIS N.V. (Netherlands, Banks, FORSY) will change to Telecommunications and Insurance, respectively.
As of April 30, 2009, the total free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones STOXX 600 Index increased to EUR3,82 trillion from EUR3,80 trillion, while the total free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones STOXX Total Market Index remained unchanged at EUR4,04 trillion.
The composition of the Dow Jones STOXX Football Index will remain unchanged. Its total free-float market capitalization also will remain unchanged at EUR558.26 million.
The total free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones STOXX Private Equity 20 indexes increased to EUR8.79 billion from EUR8.77 billion.
The total free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones STOXX Global 1800 Index increased to EUR12,91 trillion from EUR12,46 trillion, while the total free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones STOXX EU Enlarged Total Market Index increased to EUR48.66 billion from EUR48.36 billion.
As of April 30, 2009, the total free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones STOXX Eastern Europe 300 Index increased to EUR240.77 billion from EUR237.35 billion, while the total free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones STOXX Eastern Europe Total Market Index increased to EUR247.27 billion from EUR243.48 billion.
Changes are being announced today after the conclusion of a regular quarterly component review. The adjusted component weightings, including the number of shares and free-float factors, will be announced on June 12, 2009, after the close of European markets. All changes will be effective as of the open of European markets on June 22, 2009.
Disclaimer: Company additions and deletions do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.
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