NEW YORK, June 4, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced the results of the regular annual review of the Dow Jones Sector Titans Indexes. Changes being announced today will be effective after the close of trading on Friday, June 19, 2009.
In the Dow Jones Sector Titans Indexes, the following 66 companies will be added/deleted:
Dow Jones Automobiles & Parts Titans 30 Index Country Company / Symbol(s) Add/Delete France Valeo S.A. (FR.FR) Delete United Kingdom GKN PLC (GKN.LN) Delete South Korea Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. (012330.SE) Add Indonesia Astra International (ASII.JK) Add The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones Automobiles & Parts Titans 30 Index increased to US$426 billion from US$421 billion.(1) Dow Jones Banks Titans 30 Index Country Company / Symbol(s) Add/Delete Belgium Fortis N.V. (FORB.BT) Delete United Kingdom Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (RBS.LN) Delete Brazil Itau Unibanco Holding S.A (ITUB4.BR) Add Brazil Banco Bradesco S/A Pref (BBDC4.BR) Add The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones Banks Titans 30 Index increased to US$1.513 trillion from US$1.475 trillion. Dow Jones Basic Resources Titans 30 Index Country Company / Symbol(s) Add/Delete Finland UPM-Kymmene Oyj (UPM1V.HE) Delete Norway Norsk Hydro ASA (NHY.OS) Delete Mexico Grupo Mexico S.A.B. de C.V. Series B Delete (GMEXICO.MX) Canada Goldcorp Inc. (G.T.) Add Brazil Companhia Siderurgica Nacional Ord Add (CSNA3.BR) Australia Newcrest Mining Ltd. (NCM.AU) Add (1) The market capitalization values of the Dow Jones Sector Titans Indexes cited in this report are as of June 2, 2009. The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones Basic Resources Titans 30 Index increased to US$661 billion from US$624 billion. Dow Jones Chemicals Titans 30 Index Country Company / Symbol(s) Add/Delete Japan Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (4183.TO) Delete Denmark K+S AG (SDF.XE) Add The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones Chemicals Titans 30 Index increased to US$428 billion from US$422 billion. Dow Jones Construction & Materials Titans 30 Index Country Company / Symbol(s) Add/Delete Australia Leighton Holdings Ltd. (LEI.AU) Delete Spain Grupo Ferrovial S.A. (FER.MC) Delete South Korea Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Add Ltd. (000720.SE) South Korea Samsung C&T Corp. (000830.SE) Add The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones Construction & Materials Titans 30 Index increased to US$220 billion from US$214 billion. Dow Jones Financial Services Titans 30 Index Country Company / Symbol(s) Add/Delete Taiwan Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd. Delete (2882.TW) Taiwan Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (2886.TW) Delete United States SLM Corp. (SLM) Delete United States Western Union Co. (WU) Add South Korea SK Holdings Co. Ltd. (003600.SE) Add Brazil BM&F Bovespa S/A Bolsa de Valores Add Mercadorias e Futuros BVMF3.BR) The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones Financial Services Titans 30 Index decreased to US$450 billion from US$452 billion. Dow Jones Food & Beverage Titans 30 Index Country Company / Symbol(s) Add/Delete Taiwan Uni-President Enterprises Corp. (1216.TW) Delete Denmark Carlsberg A/S B (CABJY) Add The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones Food & Beverage Titans 30 Index increased to US$759 billion from US$757 billion. Dow Jones Health Care Titans 30 Index Country Company / Symbol(s) Add/Delete United States CIGNA Corp. (CI) Delete United States Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (TMO) Add The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones Health Care Titans 30 Index increased to US$1.390 trillion from US$1.380 trillion. Dow Jones Industrial Goods and Services Titans 30 Index Country Company / Symbol(s) Add/Delete Japan Hitachi Ltd. (6501.TO) Delete United States Accenture Ltd. Cl A (ACN) Add The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones Industrial Goods and Services Titans 30 Index increased to US$864 billion from US$856 billion. Dow Jones Insurance Titans 30 Index Country Company / Symbol(s) Add/Delete United States Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. Delete (HIG) United States Lincoln National Corp. (LNC) Delete Canada Power Corp. of Canada (POW.T) Add Finland Sampo Oyj Series A (SAMAS.HE) Add The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones Insurance Titans 30 Index increased to US$532 billion from US$524 billion. Dow Jones Media Titans 30 Index Country Company / Symbol(s) Add/Delete United States Gannett Co. Inc. (GCI) Delete South Africa Naspers Ltd. N (NPN.JO) Add The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones Media Titans 30 Index increased to US$343 billion from US$337 billion. Dow Jones Oil & Gas Titans 30 Index Country Company / Symbol(s) Add/Delete United States Williams Cos. (WMB) Delete United States Transocean Ltd. (RIG) Add The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones Oil & Gas Titans 30 Index Increased to US$1.696 trillion from US$1.679 trillion. Dow Jones Real Estate Titans 30 Index Country Company / Symbol(s) Add/Delete Netherlands CORIO N.V. (CORA.AE) Delete Australia GPT Group (GPT.AU) Delete Hong Kong Link Real Estate Investment Trust Add (0823.HK) Hong Kong New World Development Co. Ltd. (0017.HK) Add The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones Real Estate Titans 30 Index increased to US$258 billion from US$255 billion. Dow Jones Retail Titans 30 Index Country Company / Symbol(s) Add/Delete United States J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (JCP) Delete United States Macy's Inc. (M) Delete United States Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) Add Spain Industria de Diseno Textil S.A. (ITX.MC) Add The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones Retail Titans 30 Index increased to US$699 billion from US$675 billion. Dow Jones Technology Titans 30 Index Country Company / Symbol(s) Add/Delete United States Xerox Corp. (XRX) Delete France Alcatel-Lucent (ALU.FR) Delete United States Adobe Systems Inc.(ADBE) Add Taiwan MediaTek Inc. (2454.TW) Add The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones Technology Titans 30 Index increased to US$1.517 trillion from US$1.500 trillion. Dow Jones Travel & Leisure Titans 30 Index Country Company / Symbol(s) Add/Delete United States Wynn Resorts Ltd. (WYNN) Delete United Kingdom InterContinental Hotels Group PLC Delete (IHG.LN) United States Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) Delete United Kingdom Whitbread PLC (WTB.LN) Delete Germany TUI AG (TUI1.XE) Delete United States MGM MIRAGE (MGM) Delete Japan Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc. (9042.TO) Add United States Darden Restaurants Inc. (DRI) Add Japan Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd. (9007.TO) Add Japan Tobu Railway Co. Ltd. (9001.TO) Add United States Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL) Add Japan Oriental Land Co. Ltd. (4661.TO) Add The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones Travel & Leisure Titans 30 Index increased to US$269 billion from US$254 billion. Dow Jones Utilities Titans 30 Index Country Company / Symbol(s) Add/Delete United States Constellation Energy Group Inc. (CEG) Delete Australia Origin Energy Ltd. (ORG.AU) Add The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones Utilities Titans 30 Index increased to US$629 billion from US$623 billion.
No deletions or additions will be made to the Dow Jones Personal & Household Goods Titans 30 Index and Dow Jones Telecommunications Titans 30 Index as a result of the regular annual review.
The free-float market capitalization of the Dow Jones Personal & Household Goods Titans 30 Index is US$755 billion and Dow Jones Telecommunications Titans 30 Index is US$865 billion.
Further information on the Dow Jones Sector Titans Indexes can be found on www.djindexes.com.
Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones Sector Titans Indexes do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.
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