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The Kosdaq Stock Market, Inc. Launches New Size Indexes On July 29, 2002, Which Include The Kosdaq 100, Kosdaq Mid 300, And Kosdaq Small

Date 24/07/2002

The new size indexes are aimed at providing separate benchmarks to measure the performance of the Kosdaq Stock Market, segmented by market capitalization. The new index series are summarized as follows:
  • Kosdaq 100: Measures the performance of large-size company segment of the Kosdaq stock market, comprised of top 100 stocks ranked by market capitalization, including Kosdaq 50 constituents.
  • Kosdaq Mid 300: Measures the performance of mid-size company segment of the Kosdaq stock market, comprised of the next 300 stocks ranked by market capitalization.
  • Kosdaq Small: Measures the performance of small-size company segment of the Kosdaq stock market, comprised of the other listed stocks, which are not included in Kosdaq 100 or Kosdaq Mid 300.
The base date is January 2, 2001 and the index values of the base date are set on 100.00 (rounded off to the third decimal place).

The New Index series cover all the stocks listed on the Kosdaq stock market except preferred stocks, mutual funds, and newly listed stocks traded for less than one month after being included in the Kosdaq Composite Index.

Constituents of each index will be reviewed quarterly according to the transparent methodology developed by Kosdaq Stock Market, Inc.

The index values, constituents of the indexes, and the historical data from January 2, 2000 for Kosdaq 100, from January 2, 2001 for Kosdaq Mid 300 and Kosdaq Small, are available through Kosdaq website, www.kosdaq.or.kr from July 29, 2002

The Kosdaq Stock Market was established in 1996 as South Korea's market for SME and venture firms. It lists 804 companies and the aggregate market value is around 43 billion US dollars, as of July 23, 2002. For more information about Kosdaq, visit the Kosdaq website at www.kosdaq.or.kr