Component Changes Made To Dow Jones Sector Titans 30 Indexes

Dow Jones Indexes today announced changes in the stock components of the Dow Jones Sector Titans 30 Indexes. >P> 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.

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