The Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc. (“TOCOM” or the “Exchange”) today announced the revised weightings of the Nikkei-TOCOM Commodity Index components, effective June 1, 2012, as indicated below.
Please note that Gas Oil, Chukyo-Gasoline and Chukyo-Kerosene will remain excluded from the Nikkei-TOCOM Commodity Index, due to the current trading environment, etc.
1. Nikkei-TOCOM Commodity Index and Nikkei-TOCOM Nearby Month Commodity Index
Gold Silver Platinum Palladium Gasoline Kerosene Crude Oil Rubber Total New Weightings 27.79% 1.08% 6.96% 0.63% 18.94% 8.34% 32.35% 3.91% 100.00% Current Weightings 27.34% 0.82% 9.22% 0.66% 18.73% 8.78% 29.85% 4.60% 100.00% Change 0.45% 0.26% -2.26% -0.03% 0.21% -0.44% 2.50% -0.69%
2. Nikkei-TOCOM Precious Metals Index
Gold Silver Platinum Palladium Total New Weightings 44.19% 14.94% 30.61% 10.26% 100.00% Current Weightings 43.84% 12.00% 34.38% 9.78% 100.00% Change 0.35% 2.94% -3.77% 0.48%
3. Nikkei-TOCOM Oil Index
Gasoline Kerosene Crude Oil Total New Weightings 33.40% 18.25% 48.35% 100.00% Current Weightings 35.22% 22.69% 42.09% 100.00% Change -1.82% -4.44% 6.26%
4. Nikkei-TOCOM Gold Index, Nikkei-TOCOM Silver Index, Nikkei-TOCOM Platinum Index, Nikkei-TOCOM Palladium Index, Nikkei-TOCOM Aluminum Index*, Nikkei-TOCOM Gasoline Index, Nikkei-TOCOM Kerosene Index, Nikkei-TOCOM Crude Oil Index and Nikkei-TOCOM Rubber Index (*Calculation of the Nikkei-TOCOM Aluminum Index is currently suspended.)
Component of each of the above indexes is 100% of the subject listed commodity.