STOXX Limited, the leading provider of European equity indices, today announced the new composition of the Dow Jones STOXX Global 1800 Index, Dow Jones STOXX Total Market Index, Dow Jones STOXX 600 Index, Dow Jones STOXX EU Enlarged Total Market Index, Dow Jones STOXX Eastern Europe Total Market Index, Dow Jones STOXX Eastern Europe 300 Index and their sub- and sector indices, as well as that of the Dow Jones STOXX Football Index and Dow Jones STOXX Private Equity 20 Index.
Effective as of the open of European markets on March 22, 2010, the following 14 stocks will be added to the Dow Jones STOXX 600 Index and its respective size and sector indices: BWIN INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT (Austria, Travel & Leisure, BWIN.VI), CONTINENTAL (Germany, Automobiles & Parts, CONG.DE), DELTA LLOYD (Netherlands, Insurance, DLL.AS), GESTEVISION TELECINCO (Spain, Media, TL5.MC), KLOECKNER & CO (Germany, Basic Resources, KCOGn.DE), MICRO FOCUS INTERNATIONAL (U.K., Technology, MCRO.L), RHODIA (France, Chemicals, RHA.PA), SCHIBSTED GRUPPEN (Norway, Media, SBST.OL), SPIRAX-SARCO (U.K., Industrial Goods & Services, SPX.L), TECNICAS REUNIDAS (Spain, Construction & Materials, TRE.MC), TELENET GRP HLDG (Belgium, Media, TNET.BR), TEMENOS GRP (Switzerland, Technology, TEMN.S), TRELLEBORG B (Sweden, Industrial Goods & Services, TRELb.ST) and VOLKSWAGEN PREF (Germany, Automobiles & Parts, VOWG_p.DE).
Companies exiting the index are: BKW FMB ENERGIE (Switzerland, Utilities, BKWN.S), BRIT INSURANCE HLDG (U.K., Insurance, BRE.L), BUZZI UNICEM (Italy, Construction & Materials, BZU.MI), CORPORACION FINANCIERA ALBA (Spain, Financial Services, ALB.MC), ENTERPRISE INNS (U.K., Travel & Leisure, ETI.L), FONDIARIA-SAI (Italy, Insurance, FOSA.MI), GENMAB (Denmark, Health Care, GEN.CO), KESA ELECTRICALS (U.K, Retail, KESA.L), LOTTOMATICA (Italy, Travel & Leisure, LTO.MI), Q-CELLS (Germany, Oil & Gas, QCEG.DE), SIG (U.K., Industrial Goods & Services, SHI.L), UBISOFT ENTERTAINEMENT (France, Personal & Household Goods, UBIP.PA), VOLKSWAGEN (Germany, Automobiles & Parts, VOWG.DE) and ZON MULTIMEDIA (Portugal, Media, ZON.LS).
The composition of the Dow Jones STOXX Private Equity 20 and Dow Jones STOXX Football indices will remain unchanged.
The Dow Jones STOXX Total Market, Dow Jones STOXX Global 1800, Dow Jones STOXX EU Enlarged Total Market, Dow Jones STOXX Eastern Europe Total Market and Dow Jones STOXX Eastern Europe 300 indices are also part of this regular quarterly review. The new composition of the indices can be found at http://www.stoxx.com/news/reviews_q1-10.html.
As of January 29, 2010, the total free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones STOXX 600 Index remained unchanged at €4.84 trillion, while the total free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones STOXX Total Market Index decreased to €5.12 trillion from €5.13 trillion.
The total free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones STOXX Global 1800 Index increased to €15.49 trillion from €15.27 trillion, while the total free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones STOXX EU Enlarged Total Market Index increased to €74.42 billion from €74.34 billion.
As of January 29, 2010, the total free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones STOXX Eastern Europe 300 Index increased to €353.55 billion from €346.37 billion, while the total free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones STOXX Eastern Europe Total Market Index increased to €365.73 billion from €358.20 billion.
The total free-float market capitalization of the Dow Jones STOXX Football Index and Dow Jones STOXX Private Equity 20 Index will remain unchanged at €583.84 million and €13.55 billion, respectively.
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 March 12, 2010, after the close of markets. All changes will be effective as of the open of European markets on March 22, 2010.
Company additions to and deletions from the STOXX Indices do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.
