NEW YORK, June 4, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced the results of the regular annual review of the Dow Jones Sector Titans Indexes. Changes being announced today will be effective after the close of trading on Friday, June 19, 2009.
In the Dow Jones Sector Titans Indexes, the following 66 companies will be added/deleted:
Dow Jones Automobiles & Parts Titans 30 Index
Country Company / Symbol(s) Add/Delete
France Valeo S.A. (FR.FR) Delete
United Kingdom GKN PLC (GKN.LN) Delete
South Korea Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. (012330.SE) Add
Indonesia Astra International (ASII.JK) Add
The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones
Automobiles & Parts Titans 30 Index increased to US$426 billion from
US$421 billion.(1)
Dow Jones Banks Titans 30 Index
Country Company / Symbol(s) Add/Delete
Belgium Fortis N.V. (FORB.BT) Delete
United Kingdom Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (RBS.LN) Delete
Brazil Itau Unibanco Holding S.A (ITUB4.BR) Add
Brazil Banco Bradesco S/A Pref (BBDC4.BR) Add
The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones
Banks Titans 30 Index increased to US$1.513 trillion from US$1.475
trillion.
Dow Jones Basic Resources Titans 30 Index
Country Company / Symbol(s) Add/Delete
Finland UPM-Kymmene Oyj (UPM1V.HE) Delete
Norway Norsk Hydro ASA (NHY.OS) Delete
Mexico Grupo Mexico S.A.B. de C.V. Series B Delete
(GMEXICO.MX)
Canada Goldcorp Inc. (G.T.) Add
Brazil Companhia Siderurgica Nacional Ord Add
(CSNA3.BR)
Australia Newcrest Mining Ltd. (NCM.AU) Add
(1) The market capitalization values of the Dow Jones Sector Titans
Indexes cited in this report are as of June 2, 2009.
The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones
Basic Resources Titans 30 Index increased to US$661 billion from
US$624 billion.
Dow Jones Chemicals Titans 30 Index
Country Company / Symbol(s) Add/Delete
Japan Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (4183.TO) Delete
Denmark K+S AG (SDF.XE) Add
The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones
Chemicals Titans 30 Index increased to US$428 billion from US$422
billion.
Dow Jones Construction & Materials Titans 30 Index
Country Company / Symbol(s) Add/Delete
Australia Leighton Holdings Ltd. (LEI.AU) Delete
Spain Grupo Ferrovial S.A. (FER.MC) Delete
South Korea Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Add
Ltd. (000720.SE)
South Korea Samsung C&T Corp. (000830.SE) Add
The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones
Construction & Materials Titans 30 Index increased to US$220 billion
from US$214 billion.
Dow Jones Financial Services Titans 30 Index
Country Company / Symbol(s) Add/Delete
Taiwan Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd. Delete
(2882.TW)
Taiwan Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (2886.TW) Delete
United States SLM Corp. (SLM) Delete
United States Western Union Co. (WU) Add
South Korea SK Holdings Co. Ltd. (003600.SE) Add
Brazil BM&F Bovespa S/A Bolsa de Valores Add
Mercadorias e Futuros BVMF3.BR)
The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones
Financial Services Titans 30 Index decreased to US$450 billion from
US$452 billion.
Dow Jones Food & Beverage Titans 30 Index
Country Company / Symbol(s) Add/Delete
Taiwan Uni-President Enterprises Corp. (1216.TW) Delete
Denmark Carlsberg A/S B (CABJY) Add
The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones
Food & Beverage Titans 30 Index increased to US$759 billion from
US$757 billion.
Dow Jones Health Care Titans 30 Index
Country Company / Symbol(s) Add/Delete
United States CIGNA Corp. (CI) Delete
United States Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (TMO) Add
The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones
Health Care Titans 30 Index increased to US$1.390 trillion from
US$1.380 trillion.
Dow Jones Industrial Goods and Services Titans 30 Index
Country Company / Symbol(s) Add/Delete
Japan Hitachi Ltd. (6501.TO) Delete
United States Accenture Ltd. Cl A (ACN) Add
The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones
Industrial Goods and Services Titans 30 Index increased to US$864
billion from US$856 billion.
Dow Jones Insurance Titans 30 Index
Country Company / Symbol(s) Add/Delete
United States Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. Delete
(HIG)
United States Lincoln National Corp. (LNC) Delete
Canada Power Corp. of Canada (POW.T) Add
Finland Sampo Oyj Series A (SAMAS.HE) Add
The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones
Insurance Titans 30 Index increased to US$532 billion from US$524
billion.
Dow Jones Media Titans 30 Index
Country Company / Symbol(s) Add/Delete
United States Gannett Co. Inc. (GCI) Delete
South Africa Naspers Ltd. N (NPN.JO) Add
The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones
Media Titans 30 Index increased to US$343 billion from US$337 billion.
Dow Jones Oil & Gas Titans 30 Index
Country Company / Symbol(s) Add/Delete
United States Williams Cos. (WMB) Delete
United States Transocean Ltd. (RIG) Add
The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones
Oil & Gas Titans 30 Index Increased to US$1.696 trillion from
US$1.679 trillion.
Dow Jones Real Estate Titans 30 Index
Country Company / Symbol(s) Add/Delete
Netherlands CORIO N.V. (CORA.AE) Delete
Australia GPT Group (GPT.AU) Delete
Hong Kong Link Real Estate Investment Trust Add
(0823.HK)
Hong Kong New World Development Co. Ltd. (0017.HK) Add
The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones
Real Estate Titans 30 Index increased to US$258 billion from US$255
billion.
Dow Jones Retail Titans 30 Index
Country Company / Symbol(s) Add/Delete
United States J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (JCP) Delete
United States Macy's Inc. (M) Delete
United States Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) Add
Spain Industria de Diseno Textil S.A. (ITX.MC) Add
The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones
Retail Titans 30 Index increased to US$699 billion from US$675
billion.
Dow Jones Technology Titans 30 Index
Country Company / Symbol(s) Add/Delete
United States Xerox Corp. (XRX) Delete
France Alcatel-Lucent (ALU.FR) Delete
United States Adobe Systems Inc.(ADBE) Add
Taiwan MediaTek Inc. (2454.TW) Add
The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones
Technology Titans 30 Index increased to US$1.517 trillion from
US$1.500 trillion.
Dow Jones Travel & Leisure Titans 30 Index
Country Company / Symbol(s) Add/Delete
United States Wynn Resorts Ltd. (WYNN) Delete
United Kingdom InterContinental Hotels Group PLC Delete
(IHG.LN)
United States Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) Delete
United Kingdom Whitbread PLC (WTB.LN) Delete
Germany TUI AG (TUI1.XE) Delete
United States MGM MIRAGE (MGM) Delete
Japan Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc. (9042.TO) Add
United States Darden Restaurants Inc. (DRI) Add
Japan Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd. (9007.TO) Add
Japan Tobu Railway Co. Ltd. (9001.TO) Add
United States Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL) Add
Japan Oriental Land Co. Ltd. (4661.TO) Add
The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones
Travel & Leisure Titans 30 Index increased to US$269 billion from
US$254 billion.
Dow Jones Utilities Titans 30 Index
Country Company / Symbol(s) Add/Delete
United States Constellation Energy Group Inc. (CEG) Delete
Australia Origin Energy Ltd. (ORG.AU) Add
The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones
Utilities Titans 30 Index increased to US$629 billion from US$623
billion.
No deletions or additions will be made to the Dow Jones Personal & Household Goods Titans 30 Index and Dow Jones Telecommunications Titans 30 Index as a result of the regular annual review.
The free-float market capitalization of the Dow Jones Personal & Household Goods Titans 30 Index is US$755 billion and Dow Jones Telecommunications Titans 30 Index is US$865 billion.
Further information on the Dow Jones Sector Titans Indexes can be found on www.djindexes.com.
Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones Sector Titans Indexes do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.
Journalists may e-mail questions regarding this press release to PR-Indexes@dowjones.com.
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