NEW YORK, March 9, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced that six components will be added to the Dow Jones Global Exchange Index effective as of the opening of trading on Monday, March 20, 2006.
The addition of IntercontinentalExchange Inc. (NYSE:ICE), International Securities Exchange Inc. (NYSE:ISE), New Zealand Exchange Ltd. (jZNZX), NYSE Group Inc. (NYSE:NYX), Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd. (jT8697) and SFE Corp. Ltd. (jXSFE) raises the number of components to 18 exchanges represented in the Dow Jones Global Exchange Index.
The current 12 components of the index are Australian Stock Exchange Ltd., CBOT Holdings Inc. Cl A, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. Cl, Deutsche Boerse AG, Euronext N.V., Hellenic Exchanges Holdings S.A., Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd., London Stock Exchange PLC, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., OMX AB, Singapore Exchange Ltd. and TSX Group Inc.
As of March 8, the Dow Jones Global Exchange Index is up 17.58% year-to-date and the free-float market capitalization for the index is US$53.8 billion. The 2005 performance for the index was 54.94%.
As of March 8, the free-float market capitalization in US$ for the six additions is: IntercontinentalExchange Inc. ($947.2 million), International Securities Exchange Inc. ($1.6 billion), New Zealand Exchange Ltd. ($82.8 million), NYSE Group Inc. ($2.4 billion), Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd. ($7,636) and SFE Corp. Ltd. ($1.3 billion).
Created in February 2002, the Dow Jones Global Exchange Index measures the performance of the growing number of stock exchanges that are offering their shares to public investors. It is one of several specialty indexes developed by Dow Jones Indexes in response to noteworthy stock market developments. The index is reviewed on a quarterly basis and is calculated in both price and total return.
Component changes are being announced today after the conclusion of a regular quarterly component review. Adjusted component weightings, including the number of shares and free-float factors, will be announced on March 15, 2006 after the close of U.S. markets. All changes will be effective on Monday, March 20, 2006.
Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones Global Exchange Index do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.
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