STOXX Ltd. today announced changes in the composition of the Dow Jones STOXX Global 1800 Index, the Dow Jones STOXX Total Market Index, the Dow Jones STOXX 600 Index and its sector indexes, the Dow Jones STOXX EU Enlarged Total Market Index and the Dow Jones STOXX Football Index.
Effective with the open of European markets on June 23, 2008 the following 14 stocks will be added to the Dow Jones STOXX 600 and its respective size and sector indexes: ACKERMANS & VAN HAAREN (Belgium, Industrial Goods & Services, ACKB.BT), ALAPIS (Greece, Health Care, ALAPIS.AT), D/S NORDEN (Denmark, Industrial Goods & Services, DNORD.KO), DRAGON OIL PLC (Ireland, Oil & Gas, DRS.DB), EURASIAN NATURAL RESOURCES (U.K., Basic Resources, ENRC.LN), GEMALTO (France, Industrial Goods & Services, GTO.FR), HUNTING (U.K., Oil & Gas, HTG.LN), IBERDROLA RENOVABLES (Spain, Utilities, IBR.MC), ICADE (France, Financial Services, ICAD.FR), IMTECH (Netherlands, Industrial Goods & Services, IM.AE), PRYSMIAN (Italy, Industrial Goods & Services, PRY.MI), SOFINA (Belgium, Financial Services, SOF.BT), TRYGVESTA (Denmark, Insurance, TRYG.KO) and VOPAK (Netherlands, Industrial Goods & Services, 39300.AE).
Companies exiting the index are: BBA AVIATION (U.K., Industrial Goods & Services, BBA.LN), ELECTROCOMPONENTS (U.K., Industrial Goods & Services, ECM.LN), GREENE KING (U.K., Travel & Leisure, GNK.LN), HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCHINEN (Germany, Industrial Goods & Services, HDD.XE), JM (Sweden, Financial Services, JM.SK), KINGSPAN GRP (Ireland, Construction & Materials, KSP.DB), MISYS (U.K., Technology, MSY.LN), PROSIEBENSAT.1 MEDIA (Germany, Media, PSM.XE), RIETER (Switzerland, Industrial Goods & Services, RIEN.EB), ROCKWOOL B (Denmark, Construction & Materials, ROCK-B.KO), SCHIBSTED GRUPPEN (Norway, Media, SCH.OS), SEAT PAGINE GIALLE (Italy, Media, PG.MI), TRELLEBORG B (Sweden, Industrial Goods & Services, TREL-B.SK) and TRINITY MIRROR (U.K., Media, TNI.LN; TNMRY).
The sector classification for the Dow Jones STOXX 600 components INVENSYS (U.K., Industrial Goods & Services, ISYS.LN; IVNYY) and CARILLION (U.K., Construction & Materials, CLLN.LN) will change to Technology and to Industrial Goods & Services, respectively.
The Dow Jones STOXX Total Market Index, the Dow Jones STOXX Global 1800 and the Dow Jones STOXX EU Enlarged Total Market Index are also part of this regular quarterly review. The new composition of the indexes can be found at http://www.stoxx.com/news/reviews.html
As of April 30, 2008, the total free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones STOXX 600 decreased to € 6,06 trillion from € 6,09 trillion and of the reconstituted Dow Jones STOXX Total Market Index to € 6,52 trillion from € 6,55 trillion.
The composition of the Dow Jones STOXX Football Index will remain unchanged. The total free-float market capitalization of the Dow Jones STOXX Football Index increased to € 931.02 million from € 899.57 million.
The total free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones STOXX Global 1800 Index decreased to € 17,67 trillion from € 18,15 trillion, and of the reconstituted Dow Jones STOXX EU Enlarged Total Market Index to € 103.17 billion from € 104.44 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, 2008 after close of European markets. All changes will be effective on June 23, 2008.
