NEW YORK, Dec. 7, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Please note the following correction to a press release issued on Thursday, December 3, 2009: In the Dow Jones Asia/Pacific Select Dividend 30 Index, Bradken Ltd. (Australia, Industrial Goods & Services, BKN.AU) will be removed, not Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Australia, Banks, CBA.AU) as previously stated. The updated release follows:
Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced the results of the regular annual review of the Dow Jones Select Dividend Indexes for Global, EPAC (Europe, Pacific, Asia and Canada), Asia/Pacific, Canada, Japan and U.S. and the regular quarterly review of the Dow Jones Australia Select Dividend 30, Dow Jones Asia Select Dividend 30, Dow Jones Hong Kong Select Dividend 30 and Dow Jones Country Titans indexes.
All changes will be effective after the close of trading on Friday, December 18, 2009.
Dow Jones Select Dividend Indexes
In the Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index, the following nine components will be removed: Sandvik AB (Sweden, Industrial Goods & Services, SAND.SK), SSAB AB Series A (Sweden, Basic Resources, SSAB-A-SK), SembCorp Industries Ltd. (Singapore, Industrial Goods & Services, U96.SG), Rexam PLC (Great Britain, Industrial Goods & Services, REX.LN), General Electric Co. (United States, Industrial Goods & Services, GE), BT Group PLC (Great Britain, Telecommunications, BT.A.LN), CSR Ltd. (Australia, Basic Resources, CSR.AU), Dow Chemical Co. (United States, Chemicals, DOW) and UOL Group Ltd. (Singapore, Real Estate, U14.SG).
The companies joining the index: StarHub Ltd. (Singapore, Telecommunications, CC3.SG), FirstEnergy Corp. (United States, Utilities, FE), Edison S.p.A. (Italy, Utilities, EDN.MI), Eisai Co. Ltd. (Japan, Health Care, 4523.TO), Emera Inc. (Canada, Utilities, EMA.T), Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Japan, Health Care, 4528.OK), Bouygues S.A. (France, Construction & Materials, EN.FR), TransCanada Corp. (Canada, Oil & Gas, TRP.T) and Schneider Electric S.A. (France, Industrial Goods & Services, SU.FR).
The dividend yield of the reconstituted Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index will increase to 6.01% from 5.10% as a result of this regular annual review.
In the Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index, the following nine components will be removed: Raffles Education Corp. Ltd. (Singapore, Retail, E6D.SG), Sandvik AB (Sweden, Industrial Goods & Services, SAND.SK), SSAB AB Series A (Sweden, Basic Resources, SSAB-A-SK), Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (Asia) (Hong Kong, Banks, 0349.HK), BT Group PLC (Great Britain, Telecommunications, BT.A.LN), CSR Ltd. (Australia, Basic Resources, CSR.AU), UOL Group Ltd. (Singapore, Real Estate, U14.SG), Sherritt International Corp. (Canada, Basic Resources, S.T) and TPV Technology Ltd. (Hong Kong, Technology, 0903.HK).
The companies joining the index: Swisscom AG (Switzerland, Telecommunications, SCMN.VX), Telefonica S.A. (Spain, Telecommunications, TEF.MC), GDF Suez S.A. (France, Utilities, GSZ.FR), Wincor Nixdorf AG (Germany, Technology, WIN.XE), Edison S.p.A. (Italy, Utilities, EDN.MI), Firstgroup PLC (Great Britain, Travel & Leisure, FGP.LN), Eisai Co. Ltd. (Japan, Health Care, 4523.TO), British American Tobacco PLC (Great Britain, Personal & Household Goods, BATS.LN) and Emera Inc. (Canada, Utilities EMA.T).
The dividend yield of the reconstituted Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index will increase to 5.87% from 5.36% as a result of this regular annual review.
In the Dow Jones Asia/Pacific Select Dividend 30 Index, the following four components will be removed: Bradken Ltd. (Australia, Industrial Goods & Services, BKN.AU), Raffles Education Corp. Ltd. (Singapore, Retail, E6D.SG), CSR Ltd. (Australia, Basic Resources, CSR.AU) and Singapore Airlines Ltd. (Singapore, Travel & Leisure, C6L.SG).
The companies joining the index: Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Japan, Health Care, 4528.OK), Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (Singapore, Telecommunications, Z74.SG), SMRT Corp. Ltd. (Singapore, Travel & Leisure, S53.SG) and Singapore Airport Terminal Services Ltd. (Singapore, Industrial Goods & Services, S58.SG).
The dividend yield of the reconstituted Dow Jones Asia/Pacific Select Dividend 30 Index will increase to 6.02% from 5.01% as a result of this regular annual review.
In the Dow Jones Asia Select Dividend 30 Index, Raffles Education Corp. Ltd. (Singapore, Retail, E6D.SG) will be replaced by GemTek Technology Co. Ltd. (Taiwan, Technology, 4906.TW).
The dividend yield of the reconstituted Dow Jones Asia Select Dividend 30 Index will increase to 4.73% from 4.63% as a result of this regular quarterly review.
In the Dow Jones Australia Select Dividend 30 Index, Sims Metal Management Ltd. (Australia, Industrial Goods & Services, SGM.AU) will be replaced by Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd. (Australia, Media, CMJ.AU).
The dividend yield of the reconstituted Dow Jones Australia Select Dividend 30 Index will increase to 5.20% from 5.18% as a result of this regular quarterly review.
In the Dow Jones Canada Select Dividend Index, Manulife Financial Corp. (Canada, Insurance, MFC.T) will be replaced by Rogers Communications Inc. Cl B (Canada, Telecommunications, RCI.B.T).
The dividend yield of the reconstituted Dow Jones Canada Select Dividend Index also will increase to 4.60% from 4.52% as a result of this regular annual review.
In the Dow Jones Japan Select Dividend 30 Index, the following six components will be removed: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. Inc. (Japan, Chemicals, 4182.TO), Goldcrest Co. Ltd. (Japan, Real Estate, 8871.TO), Nifco Inc. (Japan, Automobile & Parts, 7988.TO), Makita Corp. (Japan, Personal & Household Goods, 6586.TO), Acom Co. Ltd. (Japan, Financial Services, 8572.TO) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (Japan, Industrial Goods & Services, 9104.TO).
The companies joining the index: Astellas Pharma Inc. (Japan, Health Care, 4503.TO), Circle K Sunkus Co. Ltd. (Japan, Retail, 3337.TO), Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp. (Japan, Technology, 4739.TO), Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (Japan, Telecommunications, 9432.TO), Sankyo Co. Ltd. (6417) (Japan, Travel & Leisure, 6417.TO) and Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc. (Japan, Real Estate, 3231.TO).
The dividend yield of the reconstituted Dow Jones Japan Select Dividend 30 Index will increase to 3.65% from 3.02% as a result of this regular annual review.
In the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index, the following three components will be removed: Timken Co. (United States, Industrial Goods & Services, TKR), Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. (United States, Oil & Gas, PTEN) and Joy Global Inc. (United States, Industrial Goods & Services, JOYG).
The companies joining the index: Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (United States, Utilities, PEG), PG&E Corp. (United States, Utilities, PCG) and McDonald's Corp. (United States, Travel & Leisure, MCD).
The dividend yield of the reconstituted Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index will increase to 4.30% from 4.06% as a result of this regular annual review.
No changes are being made to the Dow Jones France Select Dividend 20, Dow Jones Germany Select Dividend 20, Dow Jones Hong Kong Select Dividend 30, Dow Jones Italy Select Dividend 20, Dow Jones Netherlands Select Dividend 15, Dow Jones Spain Select Dividend 20 Index, Dow Jones Sweden Select Dividend 15, Dow Jones Switzerland Select Dividend 20 and Dow Jones U.K. Select Dividend 20 indexes as a result of this regular quarterly review.
The Dow Jones Select Dividend Index family currently includes global indexes, regional indexes for Europe, Asia and the Americas, and country-specific indexes for Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the U.S. and the U.K. Each index includes a fixed number of components, ranging from 20 to 100, depending on the size of the market, and that are selected to the index based on rankings by dividend yield. Index components are weighted by indicated annual dividend.
Dow Jones Country Titans Indexes
In the Dow Jones Australia Titans 30 Index, Macquarie Infrastructure Group (Australia, Industrial Goods & Services, MIG.AU) will be replaced by GPT Group (Australia, Real Estate, GPT.AU).
In the Dow Jones India Titans 30 Index, Reliance Natural Resources Ltd. (India, Oil & Gas, 532709.BY) will be replaced by Unitech Ltd. (India, Real Estate, 507878.BY).
In the Dow Jones South Korea Titans 30 Index, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd. (South Korea, Industrial Goods & Services, 042660.SE) will be replaced by Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd. (South Korea, Industrial Goods & Services, 009150.SE).
In the Dow Jones Kuwait Titans 30 Index, Abyaar Real Estate Development Co. (Kuwait, Real Estate, ABYAAR.KW) will be replaced by (Kuwait Food Co. (Americana) S.A.K. (Kuwait, Food & Beverage, FOOD.KW).
The free-float market capitalization in USD of the reconstituted Dow Jones Country Titans Indexes, as of December 2, 2009.
Dow Jones Australia Titans 30 Index increased to $713.69 billion from $710.51 billion.
Dow Jones India Titans 30 Index increased to $285.04 billion from $283.14 billion.
Dow Jones South Korea Titans 30 Index increased to $305.94 billion from $302.28 billion.
Dow Jones Kuwait Titans 30 Index increased to $32.74 billion from $32.16 billion.
No changes are being made to the Dow Jones Brazil Titans 20 ADR, Dow Jones Canada Titans 60, Dow Jones Cyprus Titans 10, Dow Jones EGX Egypt Titans 20, Dow Jones France Titans 30, Dow Jones Germany Titans 30, Dow Jones Hong Kong Titans 30, Dow Jones Italy Titans 30, Dow Jones Japan Titans 100, Dow Jones Mexico Titans 20, Dow Jones Netherlands Titans 30, Dow Jones RusIndex Titans 10, Dow Jones South Africa Titans 30, Dow Jones Spain Titans 30, Dow Jones Sweden Titans 30, Dow Jones Sri Lanka Titans 20, Dow Jones Switzerland Titans 30, Dow Jones Turkey Titans 20 and Dow Jones U.K. Titans 50 Indexes as a result of this regular quarterly review.
The Dow Jones Country Titans Indexes represent major markets in Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. Stocks for each index are selected based on float-adjusted market capitalization and trading volume. Component numbers vary from index to index, based on the size of the underlying market.
Country Expansion to Dow Jones Global Titans 50 and Sector Titans Indexes
Effective on January 1, 2010, companies classified in China, India, Israel, Russia and Turkey will be eligible for inclusion in the Dow Jones Global Titans 50 and Dow Jones Sector Titans Indexes.
China includes Chinese companies listed on U.S. exchanges; ADRs of Chinese companies; H shares of companies incorporated in mainland China and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange; and Red Chip shares of companies that are based in mainland China but are incorporated internationally and have a primary listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Russia includes Russian Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) trading on the London Stock Exchange and American Depository Receipts (ADRs) trading on U.S. exchanges.
The Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Index is a 50-stock index that reflects the market performance of the world's leading multinational companies. Stocks are chosen based on float-adjusted market capitalization, revenue and net income. The composition of the Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Index is reviewed annually in June.
The Dow Jones Sector Titans Indexes represent leading companies in each of the 19 Supersectors as defined by the Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB) within the Dow Jones Global Index Family (DJGI). The composition of the Dow Jones Sector Titans Indexes is reviewed annually in June.
Further information on the Dow Jones Select Dividend and Dow Jones Country Titans indexes can be found at http://www.djindexes.com
Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones Select Dividend and Dow Jones Country Titans indexes do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.
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