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| SGX AND DOW JONES INDEXES
SIGN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO PIONEER THE DEVELOPMENT OF EXCHANGE
TRADED CREDIT DERIVATIVE CONTRACTS SGX To Develop Market Through Tie-Ups With Other Exchanges
For further information please contact: Dow Jones Indexes: Frankfurt: Email: PR-Indexes@dowjones.com Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) Email: ngterrence@sgx.com Singapore Exchange (SGX) |
COMPONENT CHANGES MADE
TO DOW JONES SECTOR TITAN INDEXES
Journalists may e-mail questions
regarding this press release to Dow Jones Indexes, email: PR-Indexes@dowjones.com New
York: Frankfurt: Company additions to and
deletions from the Dow Jones Sector Titans do not in any way reflect
an opinion on the investment merits of the company. |
DOW JONES INDEXES ANNOUNCES
CHANGES IN THE DOW JONES SELECT DIVIDEND INDEX
Journalists may e-mail questions
regarding this press release to Dow Jones Indexes, email: PR-Indexes@dowjones.com Frankfurt: Company additions to and
deletions from the Dow Jones Select Dividend Index do not in any way
reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company. |
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COMPONENT CHANGES MADE
TO DOW JONES COUNTRY TITAN INDEXES
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THE DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL
AVERAGE AT 10,000: A BRIEF HISTORY
Journalists may e-mail questions regarding this press release to Dow Jones Indexes, email: PR-Indexes@dowjones.com New York: Frankfurt: |
COMPONENT CHANGE WILL
BE MADE TO DOW JONES TRANSPORTATION AVERAGE
New York, December 9, 2003 Dow
Jones Indexes today announced that C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW), based
in Eden Prairie, MN, U.S. will replace Roadway Corporation (ROAD), based
in Akron, OH, U.S. in the Dow Jones Transportation Average, effective
after the close of trading on Thursday, December 11, 2003. New York: Frankfurt: |
DOW JONES INDEXES ANNOUNCES
PORTFOLIO FOR EUROPEAN HIGH YIELD CREDIT DERIVATIVE INDEX
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| Dow Jones Indexes Changes
Composition of Dow Jones TRAC-X North America High Yield Portfolio First Index to Represent Asian Tiger Markets Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan
NEW YORK, December 2, 2003 - Dow
Jones Indexes today announced the new composition of the Dow Jones
TRAC-X North America High Yield Index series. New York: Frankfurt: |
| DOW JONES INDEXES FINALIZES
AGREEMENT TO MANAGE TRAC-X INDEX PRODUCTS Dow Jones Indexes Will Oversee All Aspects of the Management, Licensing and Administration of the Indexes and Will Form an Advisory Committee Comprising a Broad Base of Market Participants to Assist in its Governance
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| DOW JONES INDEXES FINALIZES
AGREEMENT TO MANAGE TRAC-X INDEX PRODUCTS Dow Jones Indexes Will Oversee All Aspects of the Management, Licensing and Administration of the Indexes and Will Form an Advisory Committee Comprising a Broad Base of Market Participants to Assist in its Governance
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| STOXX, LTD. CHANGES HE
COMPOSITION OF THE EUROPEAN BENCHMARK INDEXES Fourth Regular Quarterly Review to be Effective on December 22, 2003
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| DOW JONES GLOBAL 1800
INDEX FAMILY: NEW GLOBAL BENCHMARK INDEXES Cost-Effective Alternative for Portfolio Managers
The index series comprises a total of 117 indexes:
The indexes are calculated
and disseminated real time with index data available through major
data vendors. Component lists, historic and current index values, methodology
overview and rule book are freely available on the Dow Jones Indexes
web site at http://www.djindexes.com/jsp/GB1800_Method.jsp.
The Dow Jones Global 1800 and its sub-indexes are reviewed quarterly. New York: Frankfurt: |
DOW JONES INDEXES TO
LAUNCH DIVIDEND INDEX
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DOW JONES INDEXES TO
PUBLISH HEDGE FUND STRATEGY BENCHMARKS
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| DOW JONES INDEXES SELECTED
TO MANAGE TRAC-X INDEX PRODUCTS First CDS index Products to combine broad market governance with oversight of an independent index expert
New York and London, October
20, 2003 - JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley
announced today that they have selected Dow Jones Indexes‚ a world-leader
in index calculation and management‚ to lead the future development
of TRAC-X‚ the market-leading global suite of credit default swap ("CDS")
index products that was formed in April 2003. Dow Jones Indexes will
assume responsibility for maintaining and marketing the indexes‚ which
will be renamed the "Dow Jones TRAC-X Indexes."
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| DOW JONES INDEXES TO
LAUNCH FIRST MIDDLE EAST BLUE-CHIP INDEX Dow Jones Indexes and Dubai International Financial Centre Cooperate to Create Index for Arabia Region
DUBAI, October 6, 2003 - Dow
Jones Indexes today announced that it will launch the Dow Jones DIFC
Arab Titans 50 index, a regional blue-chip index that covers Arab countries
in the Middle East, in the first quarter of 2004. The index, which
is based on the stock prices of 50 leading companies in the region,
was developed jointly by Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index
provider, and the Dubai International Financial Centre in cooperation
with the Dubai based investment bank SHUAA Capital. |
DOW JONES INDEXES PRESENTS
DOW JONES INDEXES ISLAMIC AWARD
ISTANBUL, September 29, 2003
- Dow Jones Indexes announced today
the creation of the Dow Jones Indexes Islamic Award to recognize outstanding
and innovative research in Islamic Finance at the Islamic Finance Forum
in Istanbul. The award is open to all parties interested in Islamic
Finance such as investors, academics, scholars and students. |
STOXX LIMITED CHANGES
INDEX DISSEMINATION HOURS AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATE SOURCE
ZURICH, September 24, 2003
- STOXX Limited today announced
a change in index dissemination hours. All pan-European Dow Jones STOXX
indexes including the leading European blue-chip indexes Dow Jones
STOXX 50 and Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50 indexes will be disseminated from
9.00 am to 18.15 pm CET, representing a diminution of two hours. The
change is effective November 03, 2003. |
COMPONENT CHANGE MADE
TO DOW JONES SWITZERLAND TITANS 30 INDEX
NEW YORK, September 17, 2003
- Dow Jones Indexes today announced
changes in the stock components of the Dow Jones Switzerland Titans
30 index. In addition to Dow Jones Indexes, Dow Jones & Company (NYSE: DJ; dowjones.com) publishes The Wall Street Journal and its international and online editions, Barron's and the Far Eastern Economic Review, Dow Jones Newswires and the Ottaway group of community newspapers. Dow Jones is co-owner with Reuters Group of Factiva, with Hearst of SmartMoney and with NBC of the CNBC television operations in Asia and Europe. Dow Jones also provides news content to CNBC and radio stations in the U.S.
Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones Switzerland Titans 30 index do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company. |
COMPONENT CHANGES MADE
TO DOW JONES ITALY TITANS 30 AND DOW JONES SOUTH AFRICA TITANS 30 INDEXES
NEW YORK, September 17, 2003
- Dow Jones Indexes today announced
component changes in the Dow Jones Italy Titans 30 and Dow Jones South
Africa Titans 30. Changes are being announced today due to the "Early Removal Rule."This rule is applied when a Titans component is not among the 60 largest companies in the Dow Jones Global Indexes country index when ranked by free-float market capitalization at the conclusion of a regular quarterly review. Normally, changes are made to the Dow Jones Italy Titans 30 and Dow Jones South Africa Titans 30 annually in March. Among the reasons for extraordinary changes is the "Early Removal Rule". The detailed methodology for each index is published in the indexes' rulebooks, accessible on the Dow Jones Indexes web site at http://www.djindexes.com . Dow Jones Indexes is a premier global provider of investable indexes, including the Dow Jones Averages, the Dow Jones Global Titans 50, the Pan-European Dow Jones STOXX Indexes, the Dow Jones Asian Titans 50, the Dow Jones Sector Titans 30, the Dow Jones Country Titans Indexes. Dow Jones Indexes is part of Dow Jones & Company, which publishes the worlds most vital business and financial news and information. In addition to Dow Jones Indexes, Dow Jones & Company (NYSE: DJ; dowjones.com) publishes The Wall Street Journal and its international and online editions, Barron's and the Far Eastern Economic Review, Dow Jones Newswires and the Ottaway group of community newspapers. Dow Jones is co-owner with Reuters Group of Factiva, with Hearst of SmartMoney and with NBC of the CNBC television operations in Asia and Europe. Dow Jones also provides news content to CNBC and radio stations in the U.S.
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| COMPONENT CHANGES MADE
TO DOW JONES ISLAMIC TITANS 100 INDEXES Changes are a Result of the Regular Quarterly Review of the Dow Jones Islamic Market Index
NEW YORK, September 12, 2003
- Dow Jones Indexes today announced
component changes in the Dow Jones Islamic Titans 100 Indexes and its
three subindexes as a result of the regular quarterly review of the
Dow Jones Islamic Market Index. The changes announced today are a result of a quarterly review of the Dow Jones Islamic Market Index. Component changes made during the review are also applied to all Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes to ensure compliance with Shari`ah principles. To determine their eligibility for the Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100, stocks are screened based on their industry type and their financial ratios. Excluded are companies engaged in the following lines of business: alcohol, tobacco, pork-related products, financial services, defense/weapons and entertainment. Dow Jones Indexes then screens out companies with unacceptable financial ratios: companies whose total debt divided by trailing 12-month average market capitalization is 33% or more; those whose cash plus interest-bearing securities divided by trailing 12-month average market capitalization is 33% or more and those whose accounts receivables divided by total assets is 45% or more. The component changes will be effective at the start of trading on September 22, 2003. The Dow Jones Islamic Market
Indexes were created for people who wish to invest according to Islamic
investment guidelines. The indexes track Shari`ah compliant stocks
from around the world, providing Islamic investors with comprehensive
tools based on a truly global investing perspective. Further information
on the Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes can be found on www.djindexes.com
Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 and its subindexes do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company. |
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EXPANDING BLUE-CHIP INDEX FAMILY The Dow Jones South Africa Titans 30 Will Be Added To The Dow Jones Country Titans Family
NEW YORK, September 1, 2003
- Dow Jones Indexes today announced
to launch the Dow Jones South Africa Titans 30 on September 16, 2003.
The index is based on blue-chip companies headquartered in South Africa. The indexes will be distributed on a real-time basis through major market data vendors, starting on September 16, 2003. Historical data on the Dow Jones South Africa Titans 30 index will be available back to December 31, 1991, with a base value of 100. Further information on the
Dow Jones South Africa Titans 30 index will be available at the launch
date on September 16, 2003 at www.djindexes.com.
Note to editors: In addition to Dow Jones Indexes, Dow Jones & Company
(NYSE: DJ; dowjones.com)
publishes The Wall Street Journal and its international and online editions,
Barron's and the Far Eastern Economic Review, Dow Jones Newswires and
the Ottaway group of community newspapers. Dow Jones is co-owner with
Reuters Group of Factiva, with Hearst of SmartMoney and with NBC of the
CNBC television operations in Asia and Europe. Dow Jones also provides
news content to CNBC and radio stations in the U.S. |
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STOXX, LTD. ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO ITS BLUE-CHIP INDEX SERIES
ZURICH, September 1, 2003 - STOXX Limited today announced the results of the regular
annual review of the Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50, Dow Jones STOXX 50 and
Dow Jones Nordic 30 blue chip indexes. The changes will be effective
on September 22, 2003. Components exiting the index are: Münchener Rückversicherung (Germany, Insurance) and Prudential (UK, Insurance). There is no component change in the Dow Jones Nordic 30 index. Changes are being announced today after the conclusion of a regular annual component review. The review is based on the blue-chip rules published on the STOXX web site www.stoxx.com using the September 2003 blue-chip selection lists. The selection lists are based on the stocks in the corresponding Dow Jones STOXX 600 index, Dow Jones EURO STOXX index, Dow Jones STOXX Nordic index and their free float market capitalization as of August 29, 2003. The underlying component data - new number of shares and free float factors - will be announced on September 17, 2003 and reflect all corporate actions effective before the above changes are implemented on the third Friday of September, which is September 19. The changes will be effective on the next trading day, which is September 22, 2003. For further information please contact STOXX Ltd./Dow
Jones Indexes Public Relations PR-Indexes@dowjones.com New York: Disclaimer: |
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STOXX, LTD. CHANGES THE COMPOSITION OF THE EUROPEAN BENCHMARK INDEXES Third Regular Quarterly Review to be Effective
on September 22, 2003
ZURICH, August 19, 2003 - STOXX, Ltd. today announced changes in the composition
of the Dow Jones STOXX Total Market Index, the Dow Jones STOXX 600
Index and its sector indexes. The market sectors for the following Dow Jones STOXX 600 components will change: AGFA Gevaert (Belgium) from Cyclical Goods & Services to Industrial Goods & Services and Depfa Bank (Germany) from Financial Services to Banks. As of July 31, 2003 the total free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones STOXX 600 increased from €4,075.71 billion to €4,083.12 billion and of the reconstituted Dow Jones STOXX Total Market Index to €4,258.28 billion from €4,249.25 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 September 17, 2003 after close of European markets. All changes will be effective on September 22, 2003. A list with all changes in the Dow Jones STOXX Total Market Index is available
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COMPONENT CHANGE WILL BE MADE TO DOW JONES TRANSPORTATION AVERAGE
NEW YORK, August 14, 2003 - Dow Jones Indexes today announced that Expeditors International
of Washington, Inc., (Seattle, Washington, U.S.) will replace Airborne,
Inc. (Seattle, Washington, U.S.) in the Dow Jones Transportation Average,
effective after the close of trading on Friday, August 15, 2003.
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| RUSSIA ADDED TO DOW JONES BLUE-CHIP INDEX FAMILY Dow Jones Indexes and RusIndex Company Cooperate to Create Index for Russia Advisory Committee to Advise on Russian Market Needs
NEW YORK, July 3, 2003 - Dow Jones Indexes and RusIndex Company today launched
the Dow Jones RusIndex Titans 10, an index based on blue-chip companies
headquartered in Russia. The index was developed jointly by Dow Jones
Indexes, a leading global index provider, and RusIndex Company, an
independent Russian index agency.
RusIndex calculates the MT RusIndex, as well as a family of indexes for the Russian stock market. The family includes 6 composite, 3 sector and 9 industry indexes. |
CHANGES TO STOXX LIMITEDS MANAGEMENT TEAM
NEW ZURICH, June 30, 2003 - Michael A. Petronella, president of Dow Jones Indexes,
has been elected chairman of the Supervisory Board of STOXX Limited,
effective July 1, 2003.
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FIRST MEXICAN MUTUAL FUNDS BASED ON THE DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE TO
BE LAUNCHED BY ACTINVER FONDOS DE INVERSION AND SANTADER SERFIN
NEW YORK, June 18, 2003 - Investors in Mexico now will be able to buy or sell
mutual funds linked to the performance of the Dow Jones Industrial
Average. Dow Jones Indexes, one of the leading global index providers,
issued its first such licenses in Mexico to Santander Serfin, Mexicos
third-largest fund company, and Actinver Fondos de Inversion, Mexicos
largest independent fund company.
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COMPONENT CHANGE MADE TO DOW JONES FRANCE TITANS 30
NEW YORK, June 17, 2003 - Dow Jones Indexes today announced component changes
in the Dow Jones France Titans 30 index.
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| DOW JONES INDEXES INTRODUCES THE DOW JONES TIGER TITANS 50 INDEX First Index to Represent Asian Tiger Markets Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan
NEW YORK, June 17, 2003 - Dow Jones Indexes today launched the Dow Jones Tiger
Titans 50, an index based on blue-chip companies headquartered in Hong
Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan.
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COMPONENT CHANGES MADE TO DOW JONES GERMANY TITANS 30
NEW YORK, June 13, 2003 - Dow Jones Indexes today announced component changes
in the Dow Jones Germany Titans 30.
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| COMPONENT CHANGES MADE TO DOW JONES ISLAMIC BLUE-CHIP INDEXES Changes are a Result of the Regular Annual Review of the Indexes
NEW YORK, June 12, 2003 - Dow Jones Indexes today announced component changes
in the global Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 Indexes and three
subset blue-chip indexes - the Dow Jones Islamic Market U.S. Titans
50, the Dow Jones Islamic Market Europe Titans 25, and the Dow Jones
Islamic Market Asia/Pacific Titans 25 after the annual review. Journalists may e-mail questions regarding this press release to: PR-Indexes@dowjones.com or contact a member of the Dow Jones Indexes public relations group: New York: Sybille A. Reitz: +1-212-597-5735 Karishma Thakkar: +1-212-597-5718 Frankfurt: Simona Deckers: +49-69-97142894 Stephanie Schleidt: +49-69-97142893 |
DOW JONES INDEXES ANNOUNCES CHANGES IN THE DOW JONES GLOBAL TITANS 50,
DOW JONES ASIAN TITANS 50 AND DOW JONES SECTOR TITANS 30
NEW YORK, June 5, 2003 -
Dow Jones Indexes today announced the results of the
regular annual review of the Dow Jones Global Titans 50, Dow Jones Sector
Titans 30 and Dow Jones Asian Titans 50. Journalists may e-mail questions regarding this press release to: PR-Indexes@dowjones.com or contact a member of the Dow Jones Indexes/STOXX public relations group: New York: Sybille A. Reitz: +1-917-603-6987 Karishma Thakkar: +1-646-281-1583 Frankfurt: Simona Deckers: +49-69-97142894 Stephanie Schleidt: +49-69-97142893 |
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ONECHICAGO TO TRADE FUTURES ON DOW JONES MICROSECTOR INDEXES
CHICAGO, IL, June 5, 2003 - OneChicago, LLC and Dow Jones Indexes today announced
that they have signed an exclusive license agreement enabling OneChicago
to list futures on Dow Jones MicroSector IndexesSM to begin
trading Monday, June 23, 2003. Dow Jones Indexes will begin calculating
15 MicroSector Indexes June 16.
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| STOXX, LTD. CHANGES THE COMPOSITION OF THE EUROPEAN BENCHMARK INDEXES Second Regular Quarterly Review to be Effective on June 23, 2003
ZURICH, May 20, 2003 - STOXX, Ltd. today announced changes in the composition
of the Dow Jones STOXX Total Market Index, the Dow Jones STOXX 600
Index and its sector indexes. Companies exiting the index are: Caledonia Investments (Great Britain), Hagemeyer (Netherlands), Omega Pharma (Belgium), Benetton Group (Italy), Rexel (France), Acea (Italy), Degussa (Germany), Van Der Moolen (Netherlands). The market sectors for the following Dow Jones STOXX 600 components will change: Norsk Hydro (Norway) from Energy to Basic Resources, Johnson Matthey (Great Britain) from Basic Resources to Chemicals, Givaudan (Switzerland) from Noncyclical Goods & Services to Chemicals and Metro (Germany) from Retail to Noncyclical Goods & Services. As of April 30, 2003 the total free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones STOXX 600 increased from €3,758.54 billion to €3,761.39 billion and of the reconstituted Dow Jones STOXX Total Market Index to €3,920.87 billion from €3,917.55 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 18, 2003 after close of European markets. All changes will be effective on June 23, 2003. A list with all changes in the Dow Jones STOXX Total Market Index is available
on http://www.stoxx.com/info/reports/2003/reviews2003.html
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COMPONENT CHANGES MADE TO DOW JONES SWITZERLAND TITANS 30 INDEX
NEW YORK, May 5, 2003 - Dow Jones Indexes today announced changes in the stock
components of the Dow Jones Switzerland Titans 30 index. In addition to Dow Jones Indexes, Dow Jones & Company (NYSE: DJ; dowjones.com) publishes The Wall Street Journal and its international
and online editions, Barron's and the Far Eastern Economic Review,
Dow Jones Newswires and the Ottaway group of community newspapers.
Dow Jones is co-owner with Reuters Group of Factiva, with Hearst of
SmartMoney and with NBC of the CNBC television operations in Asia and
Europe. Dow Jones also provides news content to CNBC and radio stations
in the U.S. |
COMPONENT CHANGES MADE TO DOW JONES HEALTHCARE TITANS 30 INDEX AND DOW
JONES ISLAMIC TITANS 100 INDEX
NEW YORK, April 15, 2003 - Dow Jones Indexes today announced changes in the stock
components of the Dow Jones Healthcare Titans 30 index and the Dow
Jones Islamic Titans 100 index. |
| DOW JONES INDEXES LAUNCHES TIGER TITANS 50 INDEX New Asian Blue-chip Index to Cover Asian Tiger Countries
NEW YORK, April 8, 2003 - Dow Jones Indexes today announced it is expanding its
Titans blue-chip index series to include an index covering the four
of the so-called Asian Tiger countries, Hong Kong, Singapore, South
Korea and Taiwan. |
| DOW JONES INDEXES WINS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD FOR INNOVATION IN ISLAMIC FINANCE First Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Awarded for Dow Jones Islamic Market Index
NEW YORK, April 2, 2003 - Dow Jones Indexes has received the first General Sheikh
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Innovation in Islamic Finance
for the Dow Jones Islamic Market Index.
Dow Jones Indexes is a premier global provider
of investable indexes, including the Dow Jones Averages, the Dow Jones
Global Titans 50, the Pan-European Dow Jones STOXX Indexes, the Dow
Jones Asian Titans 50, the Dow Jones Sector Titans 30, the Dow Jones
Country Titans Indexes. Dow Jones Indexes is part of Dow Jones & Company,
which publishes the worlds most vital business and financial news
and information. |
COMPONENT CHANGES MADE TO DOW JONES SECTOR TITANS 30 INDEXES
NEW YORK, March 31, 2003 - Dow Jones Indexes today announced changes in the stock components of the Dow Jones Sector Titans 30 Indexes. Effective with the opening of trading on Tuesday, April 1, 2003, Unicredito Italiano S.p.A. (Italy) will replace Household International Inc. (US) in the Dow Jones Sector Titans Financial Services index. Household International Inc. (US) is being deleted because of its acquisition by HSBC Holdings PLC (UK) which is apart of the Dow Jones Sector Titans Banks index. The detailed methodology for each index is published in the indexes rulebooks accessible on the Dow Jones Indexes web site at www.djindexes.com. Dow Jones Indexes is a premier global provider of investable indexes, including the Dow Jones Averages, the Dow Jones Global Titans 50, the Pan-European Dow Jones STOXX Indexes, the Dow Jones Asian Titans 50, the Dow Jones Sector Titans 30, the Dow Jones Country Titans Indexes. Dow Jones Indexes is part of Dow Jones & Company, which publishes the worlds most vital business and financial news and information. In addition to Dow Jones Indexes, Dow Jones & Company (NYSE: DJ; dowjones.com) publishes The Wall Street Journal and its international and online editions, Barron's and the Far Eastern Economic Review, Dow Jones Newswires and the Ottaway group of community newspapers. Dow Jones is co-owner with Reuters Group of Factiva, with Hearst of SmartMoney and with NBC of the CNBC television operations in Asia and Europe. Dow Jones also provides news content to CNBC and radio stations in the U.S. Journalists may e-mail questions regarding this press release to: PR-Indexes@dowjones.com or contact a member of the Dow Jones Indexes/STOXX public relations group: New York: Sybille A. Reitz, +1-212-597-5735 Karishma Thakkar, +1-212-597-5718 Frankfurt: Simona Deckers, +49-69-97142894 Stephanie Schleidt, +49-69-97142893 *Disclaimer: Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones Sector Titans 30 Indexes do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company. |
| COMPONENT CHANGES MADE TO DOW JONES SECTOR TITANS 30 INDEXES Changes Are Result of A Quarterly Review of the Indexes
NEW YORK, March 19, 2003 - Dow Jones Indexes today announced changes in the stock components of the Dow Jones Sector Titans 30 Indexes as the result of reclassifying two companies. El Paso Corp. (US) will be deleted from the Dow Jones Utilities Sector Titans index because the company has been reclassified into the Energy sector. It will be replaced by FirstEnergy Corp. (US). El Paso Corp. will not be added to the Energy Sector Titan Index at this time. Carrefour S.A. (France) has been reclassified from the retail to Noncyclical Goods and Services sector and will be deleted from the Dow Jones Retail Sector Titans index. It will be added to the Dow Jones Noncyclical Goods and Services Sector Titans, replacing R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings Inc. (US) which will be removed from this index. AmerisourceBergen Corp (US) will replace Carrefour S.A. in the Dow Jones Retail Sector Titans index. The component changes will be effective at the start of trading on March 24, 2003. The changes announced today are a result of a quarterly review of the Dow Jones Sector Titans 30 Indexes. The changes will be effective at the start of trading on Monday, March 24, 2003. Normally, changes are made to Dow Jones Sector Titans 30 Indexes annually. Among the reasons for extraordinary changes are sector reclassifications of component companies. The detailed methodology for each index is published in the indexes rulebooks accessible on the Dow Jones Indexes web site at http://www.djindexes.com Dow Jones Indexes is a premier global provider of investable indexes, including the Dow Jones Averages, the Dow Jones Global Titans 50, the Pan-European Dow Jones STOXX Indexes, the Dow Jones Asian Titans 50, the Dow Jones Sector Titans 30, the Dow Jones Country Titans Indexes. Dow Jones Indexes is part of Dow Jones & Company, which publishes the worlds most vital business and financial news and information. In addition to Dow Jones Indexes, Dow Jones & Company (NYSE: DJ; dowjones.com) publishes The Wall Street Journal and its international and online editions, Barron's and the Far Eastern Economic Review, Dow Jones Newswires and the Ottaway group of community newspapers. Dow Jones is co-owner with Reuters Group of Factiva, with Hearst of SmartMoney and with NBC of the CNBC television operations in Asia and Europe. Dow Jones also provides news content to CNBC and radio stations in the U.S. Journalists may e-mail questions regarding this press release to: PR-Indexes@dowjones.com or contact a member of the Dow Jones Indexes/STOXX public relations group: New York: Sybille A. Reitz, +1-212-597-5735 Karishma Thakkar, +1-212-597-5718 Frankfurt: Simona Deckers, +49-69-97142894 Stephanie Schleidt, +49-69-97142893 *Disclaimer: Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones Sector Titans 30 Indexes do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company. |
| COMPONENT CHANGES MADE TO DOW JONES ISLAMIC MARKET AND DOW JONES ISLAMIC
TITANS 100 INDEXES Changes are a Result of the Quarterly Review of the Dow Jones Islamic Market Index
NEW YORK, March 14, 2003 - Dow Jones Indexes today announced component changes in the Dow Jones Islamic Market and Dow Jones Islamic Titans 100 Indexes after a quarterly review. Motorola Inc (U.S.) and Bayer AG (Germany) will be deleted from both indexes. ConocoPhillips (U.S.) and Rio Tinto PLC (Great Britain) will be added to both the Dow Jones Islamic Market and Dow Jones Islamic Titans 100 indexes. The changes announced today are a result of a quarterly review of the Dow Jones Islamic Market Index. Component changes made during the review are also applied to all Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes to ensure compliance with Shariah principles. To determine eligibility for the Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes, stocks are screened based on their industry type and their financial ratios. Excluded are companies engaged in the following lines of business: alcohol, tobacco, pork-related products, financial services, defense/weapons and entertainment. Dow Jones Indexes then screens out companies with unacceptable financial ratios: companies whose total debt divided by trailing 12-month average market capitalization is 33% or more; those whose cash plus interest-bearing securities divided by trailing 12-month average market capitalization is 33% or more and those whose accounts receivables divided by total assets is 45% or more. The component changes will be effective at the start of trading on March 24, 2003. The Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes were created for people who wish to invest according to Islamic investment guidelines. The indexes track Shari`ah compliant stocks from around the world, providing Islamic investors with comprehensive tools based on a truly global investing perspective. Further information on the Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes can be found on www.djindexes.com Dow Jones Indexes is a premier global provider of investable indexes, including the Dow Jones Averages, the Dow Jones Global Titans 50, the Pan-European Dow Jones STOXX Indexes, the Dow Jones Asian Titans 50, the Dow Jones Sector Titans 30, the Dow Jones Country Titans Indexes. Dow Jones Indexes is part of Dow Jones & Company, which publishes the worlds most vital business and financial news and information. In addition to Dow Jones Indexes, Dow Jones & Company (NYSE: DJ; dowjones.com) publishes The Wall Street Journal and its international and online editions, Barron's and the Far Eastern Economic Review, Dow Jones Newswires and the Ottaway group of community newspapers. Dow Jones is co-owner with Reuters Group of Factiva, with Hearst of SmartMoney and with NBC of the CNBC television operations in Asia and Europe. Dow Jones also provides news content to CNBC and radio stations in the U.S. Journalists may e-mail questions regarding this press release to: PR-Indexes@dowjones.com or contact a member of the Dow Jones Indexes/STOXX public relations group: New York: Sybille A. Reitz, +1-212-597-5735 Karishma Thakkar, +1-212-597-5718 Frankfurt: Simona Deckers, +49-69-97142894 Stephanie Schleidt, +49-69-97142893 |
| DOW JONES ANNOUNCES CHANGES IN THE COMPOSITION OF COUNTRY BLUE CHIP INDEXES Changes Are A Result of An Annual Review of the Dow Jones Country Titans Indexes
NEW YORK, March 6, 2003 - Dow Jones Indexes today announced changes in the composition of the Dow Jones Country Titans indexes. Effective March 24, the 25 changes listed below are being made in the following 12 Country Titans Indexes: Dow Jones Japan Titans 100, Dow Jones Sweden Titans 30, Dow Jones Hong Kong Titans 30, Dow Jones Australia Titans 30, Dow Jones Switzerland Titans 30, Dow Jones Netherlands Titans 30, Dow Jones Spain Titans 30, Dow Jones Italy Titans 30, Dow Jones Germany Titans 30, Dow Jones France Titans 30, Dow Jones Canada Titans 40, and Dow Jones U.K. Titans 50.
The free float market capitalization in $US of the reconstituted Dow Jones Country Titans as of February 28, 2003:
Changes are being announced today after the conclusion of a regular annual component review using the free float market capitalization for components as of February 28, 2003. The changes will be effective at the start of trading on March 24, 2003. The review is based on a methodology that considers free-float market capitalization. The detailed methodology for each index is published in the indexes rulebooks, accessible on the Dow Jones Indexes web site at http://www.djindexes.com Dow Jones Indexes is a premier global provider of investable indexes, including the Dow Jones Averages, the Dow Jones Global Titans 50, the Pan-European Dow Jones STOXX Indexes, the Dow Jones Asian Titans 50, the Dow Jones Sector Titans 30, the Dow Jones Country Titans Indexes. Dow Jones Indexes is part of Dow Jones & Company, which publishes the worlds most vital business and financial news and information. In addition to Dow Jones Indexes, Dow Jones & Company (NYSE: DJ; dowjones.com) publishes The Wall Street Journal and its international and online editions, Barron's and the Far Eastern Economic Review, Dow Jones Newswires and the Ottaway group of community newspapers. Dow Jones is co-owner with Reuters Group of Factiva, with Hearst of SmartMoney and with NBC of the CNBC television operations in Asia and Europe. Dow Jones also provides news content to CNBC and radio stations in the U.S. Journalists may e-mail questions regarding this press release to: PR-Indexes@dowjones.com or contact a member of the Dow Jones Indexes/STOXX public relations team: New York: Sybille A. Reitz, +1-212-597-5735 Karishma Thakkar, +1-212-597-5718 Frankfurt: Simona Deckers, +49-69-97142894 Stephanie Schleidt, +49-69-97142893 |
DOW JONES TAKES FIRST SHEIKH MOHAMMED ISLAMIC FINANCE INNOVATION AWARD
NEW YORK, March 4, 2003 - The first General Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Innovation in Islamic Finance has been awarded to the Dow Jones Islamic Market Index, for its contribution to the standardizing of Islamic equity investment criteria since its launch in 1998. The prestigious award was presented Sunday night (February 23) at a Gala Dinner held in conjunction with the International Islamic Finance Forum, underway at the Crowne Plaza hotel, Dubai. "The emergence of an index from such a heavyweight name as Dow Jones has had a tremendous impact in Islamic equity investment criteria," said Chris Mullinger, Conference Director, IIR, organizer of the forum. Award 2 "The Dow Jones Islamic Market Index has brought the blue-chip name of Dow Jones to Islamic equity investment with a lasting effect on the very concept of Shari`ah based finance. The standardization it has achieved is something very much sought after in other areas of Islamic finance." With 35 Islamic Indexes and nearly US $1.8 billion managed against them, the Dow Jones Islamic Market Index is a worthy, global winner," said Mullinger. The winner was chosen from over 20 nominations by a panel of distinguished judges. They were Dr Mohammed El Gari, Islamic Scholar, Saudi Arabia; Dr Daud Baker, Islamic Scholar, Malaysia; Professor Mahmoud El-Gamal, Rice University, USA and Mushtak Parker, Publisher of Islamic Banker and a writer on Islamic finance. In addition to Dow Jones, four other Islamic finance organizations were short listed for the award. They were Saudi Arabias National Commercial Bank and Bank Al-Jazirah;the Maybank banking group, Malaysia and Tabung Haji, the largest savings institutions in Malaysia. Award 3 The three-day International Islamic Finance Forum, that is being attended by over 300 delegates from 25 countries, spanning the USA, Europe, Middle East and Far East, is addressing key challenges faced by the Islamic finance sector, that is worth US $230 billion and predicted to maintain double digit growth for the next 15-20 years. These include the international regulatory environment and how it affects Islamic finance;Muslim country stock exchanges and Islamic financial centres;the pros and cons of Islamic hedge fund plans;wealth management post 9/11; new Islamic indexes, funds and sukuk market and international moves in the Islamic mortgage market. The forum and its associated exhibition is being held under the patronage of His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and UAE Defence Minister. It has been organized in association with Dow Jones Indexes, the Saudi Economic and Development Company (SEDCO) and ihilal Services. For further information: Chris Mullinger, Conference Director, IIR Holdings Ltd, Dubai, UAE. Tel: + 971 4 336 5161. Email: chris.m@iirgulf.com or visit the conference online at: www.iff.net |
| DOW JONES STOXX INDEXES CELEBRATE 5th ANNIVERSARY Cheeky Innovation Became the European Index Success Story
Journalists may e-mail questions regarding this press release to: PR-Indexes@dowjones.com or contact a member of the Dow Jones Indexes/STOXX public relations team: Frankfurt: Simona Deckers, +49-69-97142894 Stephanie Schleidt, +49-69-97142893 New York: Sybille A. Reitz, +1-212-597-5735 Karishma Thakkar, +1-212-597-5718 |
DOW JONES INDEXES LAUNCHES ISLAMIC BLUE-CHIP INDEXES
NEW YORK, February 18, 2003 - Dow Jones Indexes today announced the expansion of its family of blue-chip indexes as well as its Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes by adding the global Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 and three subset blue-chip indexes - the Dow Jones US Islamic Titans 50, the Dow Jones Europe Islamic Titans 25 and the Dow Jones Asia/Pacific Titans 25. Lars Hamich, executive director global business development of Dow Jones Indexes, said, "The Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 has been created because of an increasing demand for social-ethical and Islamic index investment. The indexes offer market participants easy access to the largest and most liquid global companies that meet requirements for non-financial, low debt and social ethical markets. We anticipate exchange-traded funds to be launched in the near future to complement the existing mutual funds and certificates based on the Dow Jones Islamic Index family." To determine their eligibility for the Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100, stocks are screened based on their industry type and their financial ratios. Excluded are companies engaged in the following lines of business: alcohol, tobacco, pork-related products, financial services, defense/weapons and entertainment. Dow Jones Indexes then screens out companies with unacceptable financial ratios: companies whose total debt divided by trailing 12-month average market capitalization is 33% or more; those whose cash plus interest-bearing securities divided by trailing 12-month average market capitalization is 33% or more and those whose accounts receivables divided by total assets is 45% or more. The Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 is weighted by float adjusted market capitalization. The index represents with only seven percent of the number of the companies - in permissible businesses and with acceptable ratios - 77 percent of these companies market capitalization. Weights within the index are capped at 10% to prevent dominance by any individual company. The indexes are calculated in real-time and are distributed through major market data vendors. Historical data on the Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 index is available back to Dec. 31, 1995. The Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 comprises the Dow Jones Islamic Market U.S. Titans 50, the Dow Jones Islamic Market Europe Titans 25 and the Dow Jones Islamic Market Asia/Pacific Titans 25. The Top Five companies in the Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 and Dow Jones US Islamic Titans 50 indexes are:
Further information on the Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 Index as well as ticker symbols of the major data vendors is available at www.djindexes.com. Dow Jones Indexes is a premier global provider of investable indexes, including the Dow Jones Averages, the Dow Jones Global Titans 50, the Pan-European Dow Jones STOXX Indexes, the Dow Jones Asian Titans 50, the Dow Jones Sector Titans 30, and the Dow Jones Country Titans Indexes. Dow Jones Indexes is part of Dow Jones & Company, which publishes the worlds most vital business and financial news and information. In addition to Dow Jones Indexes, Dow Jones & Company (NYSE: DJ; dowjones.com) publishes The Wall Street Journal and its international and online editions, Barron's and the Far Eastern Economic Review, Dow Jones Newswires and the Ottaway group of community newspapers. Dow Jones is co-owner with Reuters Group of Factiva, with Hearst of SmartMoney and with NBC of the CNBC television operations in Asia and Europe. Dow Jones also provides news content to CNBC and radio stations in the U.S. Journalists may e-mail questions regarding this press release to: PR-Indexes@dowjones.com or contact a member of the Dow Jones Indexes public relations group: Frankfurt: Simona Deckers, +49-69-97142894 Stephanie Schleidt, +49-69-97142893 New York: Sybille A. Reitz, +1-212-597-5735 Karishma Thakkar, +1-212-597-5718 |
NEW DIVISORS FOR DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE
NEW YORK, February 18, 2003 - Starting with Tuesday, February 18, stock market trading,
the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the 65-stock Composite Average
will be calculated with new divisors because of Microsoft Corps 2-for-1
common stock split. |
| CONFIDENCE IN FINANCIAL MARKETS REMAINS LOW U.S. Economy Is Showing Signs of Recovery From Recession
NEW YORK, January 16, 2003 - Global stock markets are expected to remain difficult
in 2003 with a potential for deflation, according to leading market
experts speaking at an event sponsored by Dow Jones Indexes and the
New York Foreign Press Center. |
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