NEW YORK, Oct. 26, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Dow Jones Indexes today announced a component change in the Dow Jones Sector Titans Telecommunications index.
AT&T Wireless Services Inc. (US) will be deleted from the Dow Jones Sector Titans Telecommunications index and replaced by mmO2 PLC (Great Britain). AT&T Wireless Services Inc. is being deleted because of its acquisition by Cingular Wireless LLC (US).
The changes in the Dow Jones Sector Titans Telecommunications index will be effective at the start of trading Wednesday, October 27, 2004.
Further information as well as the complete component list of the Dow Jones Sector Titans 30 Indexes can be found on the Dow Jones Indexes' web site http://www.djindexes.com.
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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.
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