ZURICH, Switzerland, Aug. 6, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- STOXX Ltd., the leading provider of European equity indexes, today announced changes in the Dow Jones STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 Index.
Shinkin Central Bank (Japan, Banks, 8421.TO) will be removed from the Dow Jones STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 Index and replaced by Stockland (Australia, Real Estate, SGP.AU)
Shinkin Central Bank is being removed due to the cancellation of its dividend payment.
All changes will be effective as of the open of trading on Wednesday, August 12, 2009.
Further information on the Dow Jones STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 Index can be found on http://www.stoxx.com.
Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 Index do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.
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