The Europe Dow Rose 3.15% In January, According To Dow Jones Indexes - Daimler Topped All 30 Europe Dow Components With 25.59% Gain For The Month - Investors ‘Selective’ In Identifying Large-Cap, European Equity Opportunities In January

The Europe Dow, an equal-weighted index that measures 30 of the continent’s leading blue-chip stocks, gained 3.15% in January, according to data compiled by Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider. 

The index’s top component performer for January was Daimler AG of Germany, which closed up 25.59%. Shares of Rio Tinto PLC (Great Britain) and Schneider Electric S.A. (France), up 23.64% and 17.70%, respectively, were the second- and third-leading stocks on The Europe Dow. Tesco PLC (Great Britain), which fell 19.56%, was The Europe Dow’s worst-performing stock in January.

By comparison, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended January up 3.40%, The Asia Dow rose 9.17% and The Global Dow surged 6.20%. 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.

For full-year 2011, The Europe Dow ended down 14.58%.

“Despite the obvious economic and financial challenges facing the continent, it’s clear from The Europe Dow’s January performance that investors were quite selective in identifying large-cap, European equity opportunities,” said Jamie Farmer, Executive Director, Global Business Development and Communications at Dow Jones Indexes. “Naturally, the key question for investors in February and beyond becomes: ‘When Europe’s issues are ultimately addressed which countries, industries and companies stand to benefit?’ For better or worse, Europe will continue to be a gripping story as 2012 unfolds.”

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.

Below, please find a list of The Europe Dow’s 30 stocks and their January 2012 and full-year 2011 performances: