NEW YORK, July 8, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced a component change in the Dow Jones Australia LPT Index.
Centro Retail Trust will be added to the Dow Jones Australia LPT Index effective with the open of markets on July 12, 2005. The change announced today is based on a July 4, 2005 announcement that Centro Property Group (ASX:CNP) will spin-off Centro Retail Trust (ASX:CER). This change will bring the number of components in the Dow Jones Australia LPT Index to 16. However, Centro Retail Trust will be re-evaluated for inclusion in the index at the next quarterly review, September 2005.
Dow Jones Australia LPT Index tracks the performance of the Listed Property Trust (LPT) securities traded on the Australian Stock Exchange. The index includes securities traded on the Australian Stock Exchange, which are classified as LPTs, according to the Industry Classification Benchmark -- a global sector classification standard.
The Dow Jones Australian LPT Index represents 90% of the float-adjusted market capitalization of the Australian LPT universe.
The full list of components, including weightings and values of the Dow Jones Australian LPT Index, is available on www.djindexes.com.
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