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 Global Titans 50, Dow Jones Regional Titans and Dow Jones Country Titans Indexes. Changes being announced today will be effective after the close of trading on Friday, June 19, 2009.
In the Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Index, Google Inc. Cl A (United States, Technology, GOOG) will replace Rio Tinto PLC (Great Britain, Basic Materials, RIO.LN).
Total free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Index increased to US$5.233 trillion from US$5.175 trillion as of June 2, 2009.
Regional allocation of the Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Index, based on country of origin of the component stock:
Region Before Review After Review Americas 58.91% 60.22% Europe 34.29% 33.06% Asia/Pacific 6.80% 6.72%
Regional allocation of the Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Index, by percentage of total revenues generated from each region:
Region Before Review After Review Americas 51.21% 51.81% Europe 41.19% 40.57% Asia/Pacific 7.60% 7.62%
The Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Index is a 50-stock index that reflects the market performance of the world's leading multinational companies.
In the Dow Jones Asian Titans 50 Index, the following four stocks will be added: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. (Japan, Basic Materials, 4063.TO), Japan Tobacco Inc. (Japan, Consumer Goods, 2914.TO), Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. (Japan, Utilities, 9503.TO) and China Construction Bank Corp. (Hong Kong, Financials, 0939.HK).
Companies exiting are: Toshiba Corp. (Japan, Industrials, 6502.TO), Nomura Holdings Inc. (Japan, Financials, 8604.TO), Hitachi Ltd. (Japan, Industrials, 6501.TO) and Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (Taiwan Financials, 2882.TW).
Total free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones Asian Titans 50 Index increased to US$1.53 trillion from US$1.51 trillion as of June 2, 2009.
The Dow Jones Asian Titans 50 Index is a 50-stock index that reflects the market performance of the leading companies in 11 countries in the Asia/Pacific region.
In the Dow Jones Arabia Titans 50 Index, the following four stocks will be added: BLOM Bank S.A.L. USD (Lebanon, Banks, BLBD.LE), Al Ezz Steel Rebars S.A.E. (Egypt, Basic Resources, ESRS.CI), LaFarge Ciments (Morocco, Industrials, LAC.CI) and Douj a Promotion Groupe Addoha (Morocco, Industrials, ADH.CI).
Companies exiting are: Bahrain Telecommunications Co. (Bahrain, Telecommunications, BATEL.BH), Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC (United Arab Emirates, Financials, DIB.DFM), Investment Dar Co. K.S.C. (Kuwait, Financials, TID.KW) and Solidere Cl B (Lebanon, Financials, SOLA.LE).
The Dow Jones Arabia Titans 50 Index measures the performance of 50 leading companies in Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates.
Total free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones Arabia Titans 50 Index increased to US$166.85 billion from US$157.77 billion as of June 1, 2009.
In the Dow Jones Tiger Titans 50 Index, the following seven stocks will be added: Bank of Communications Co. Ltd. (Hong Kong, Financials, 3328.HK), MediaTek Inc. (Taiwan, Technology, 2454.TW), HTC Corp. (Taiwan, Technology, 2498.TW), Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd. (Taiwan, Telecommunications, 2412.TW), China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd. H (Hong Kong, Financials, 3968.HK), Formosa Plastics Corp. (Taiwan, Basic Materials, 1301.TW) and China Steel Corp. (Taiwan, Basic Materials, 2002.TW).
Companies exiting are: Shinsegae Co. Ltd. (South Korea, Consumer Services 004170.SE), Hana Financial Group Inc. (South Korea, Financials, 086790.SE), Samsung C&T Corp. (South Korea, Industrials, 000830.SE), SK Energy Co. Ltd. (South Korea, Oil & Gas, 096770.SE), Swire Pacific Ltd. A (Hong Kong, Industrials, 0019.HK), BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd. (Hong Kong, Financials, 2388.HK) and Hynix Semiconductor Inc. (South Korea, Technology, 000660.SE).
Total free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones Tiger Titans 50 Index increased to US$889.71 billion from US$859.31 billion as of June 2, 2009.
The Dow Jones Tiger Titans 50 Index represents companies whose blue-chip stocks are traded on the major exchanges of Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan.
In the Dow Jones GCC Titans 40 Index, the following six stocks will be added: Bahrain Telecommunications Co. (Bahrain, Telecommunications, BATELCO.BH), BBK B.S.C. (Bahrain, Financials, BBK.BH), Burgan Bank S.A.K. (Kuwait, Financials, BURG.KW), Boubyan Bank K.S.C. (Kuwait, Financials, BOUBYAN.KW), DNO International ASA (Norway, Oil & Gas, DNO.OS) and Heritage Oil Ltd. (United Kingdom, Oil & Gas, HOIL.LN).
Companies exiting are: Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait K.S.C. (Kuwait, Financials, ABK.KW0), Global Investment House K.S.C.C. (Kuwait, Financials, GOBAL.KW), Investment Dar Co. K.S.C. (Kuwait, Financials, TID.KW), Al Safat Investment Co. K.S.C.C. (Kuwait, Financials, ALSAFAT.KW), Al Salam Bank B.S.C. (Bahrain, Banks, SALAM.BH) and Ithmaar Bank B.S.C. (Bahrain, Financials, ITHMR.BH).
Total free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones GCC Titans 40 Index increased to US$62.36 billion from US$59.77 billion as of June 2, 2009.
The Dow Jones GCC Titans 40 Index measures the performance of the 40 leading stocks traded in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member countries of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
In the Dow Jones Africa Titans 50 Index, the following five stocks will be added: Addax Petroleum Corp. (Canada, Oil & Gas, AXC.T), Paladin Energy Ltd. (Australia, Basic Materials, PDN.AU0), Telecom Egypt S.A.E. (Egypt, Telecommunications, ETEL.CI), Egyptian Company for Mobile Services (MobiNil) (Egypt, Telecommunications, EMOB.CI) and Old Mutual PLC (United Kingdom, Telecommunications, OML.LN).
Companies exiting are: Central African Mining & Exploration Co. PLC (United Kingdom, Basic Materials, CFM.LN), Katanga Mining Ltd. (Canada, Basic Materials, KAT.T), Oceanic Bank International (Nigeria) Ltd. (Nigeria, Financials, NIG.LA), OandO PLC (Nigeria, Oil & Gas, OANDO.LA) and Ecobank Transnational Inc. (Nigeria, Financials, ETIT.VM).
Total free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones Africa Titans 50 Index increased to US$217 billion from US$205 billion as of June 2, 2009.
The Dow Jones Africa Titans 50 Index measures the stock performance of the 50 leading companies that are headquartered or generate the majority of their revenues in Africa.
In the Dow Jones EGX Egypt Titans 20 Index, the following three stocks will be added: Palm Hills Developments S.A.E. (Egypt, Financials, PHDC.CI), Pioneers Holding Co. (Egypt, Financials, PIOH.CI) and Egyptian Gulf Bank (Egypt, Financials, EGBE.CI).
Companies exiting are: Olympic Group Financial Investments Co. (Egypt, Consumer Goods, OLGR.CI), Sixth of October Development & Investment Co. (Egypt, Financials, OCDI.CI) and Sidi Kerir Petrochemicals Co. (Egypt, Basic Materials, SKPC.CI).
The total free-float market capitalization of the Dow Jones EGX Egypt Titans 20 Index increased to US$16.14 billion from US$16.02 billion as of June 2, 2009.
The Dow Jones EGX Egypt Titans 20 Index measures the performance of 20 leading Egyptian stocks traded on the Cairo & Alexandria Stock Exchanges (CASE).
In the Dow Jones Turkey Titans 20 Index, Tekfen Holding A.S. (Turkey, Financials, TKFEN.IS) will replace Migros Turk T.A.S. (Turkey, Consumer Services, MIGRS.IS). Migros Turk T.A.S. is being removed due to the "Early Removal Rule." The rule is applied when a component in a Dow Jones Country Titans Index is no longer ranked one of the largest companies by float-adjusted market capitalization during the periodic review of component shares and float factors. The Early Removal Rule allows component changes to the Dow Jones Country Titans Indexes to be implemented outside of the index family's regular annual review in March.
Total free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones Turkey Titans 20 Index increased to US$31.76 billion from US$31.54 billion as of June 2, 2009.
The Dow Jones Turkey Titans 20 Index measures the performance of 20 leading companies headquartered in Turkey.
Further information on the Dow Jones Global Titans 50, Dow Jones Regional Titans and Dow Jones Country Titans Indexes can be found on http://www.djindexes.com
Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones Global Titans 50, Dow Jones Country Titans, and Dow Jones Regional Titans indexes do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.
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