The Europe Dow, an equal-weighted index that measures 30 of the region’s leading blue-chip stocks, gained 0.47% in July, according to data compiled by S&P Dow Jones Indices – the world’s largest provider of financial market indices.
The index’s top component performer for July was Daimler AG of Germany, which closed up 11.78%. Shares of ABB Ltd. (Switzerland) and Novo Nordisk A/S Series B (Denmark), up 7.27% and 6.78%, respectively, were the second- and third-leading stocks on The Europe Dow. Telefonica S.A. (Spain), which fell 13.65, was The Europe Dow’s worst-performing stock in July.
By comparison, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended July up 1.00%, The Asia Dow rose 3.05% and The Global Dow finished up 0.14%. The Asia Dow is an equal-weighted, 30-stock index that measures leading blue-chips traded in the Asia/Pacific region; The Global Dow measures the performance of 150 leading companies from around the world.
In June, The Europe Dow advanced 8.95%.
The Asia Dow is an equal-weighted, 30-stock index that measures leading blue-chips traded in the Asia/Pacific region; The Global Dow measures the performance of 150 leading companies from around the world.
The Europe Dow, The Asia Dow and The Global Dow track leading blue-chip companies according to the same underlying principles as the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Stocks in The Europe Dow, The Asia Dow and The Global Dow are weighted equally; The Dow Jones Industrial Average uses a price-weighted methodology.
All index and component performance values are based on price returns/USD.
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