NEW YORK, Jan. 4, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced changes in the composition of the Dow Jones Canada Titans 40 Index and the Dow Jones Basic Resources Titans 30 Index.
Inco Limited (Canada; Toronto: N) will be deleted from the Dow Jones Canada Titans 40 Index and the Dow Jones Basic Resources Titans 30 Index due to its acquisition by CVRD Canada Inc.
Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited (Canada; Toronto: AEM) will replace Inco Limited in the Dow Jones Canada Titans 40 Index. Tenaris S. A. (Italy: TEN) will replace Inco Limited in the Dow Jones Basic Resources Titans 30 Index.
The changes in the Dow Jones Canada Titans 40 and the Dow Jones Basic Resources Titans 30 indexes will be effective as of the open of trading on Monday, January 8, 2007.
Further information, as well as the complete component list of the Dow Jones Canada 40 and the Dow Jones Basic Resources Titans 30 indexes can be found on the Dow Jones Indexes Web site at http://www.djindexes.com
Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones Country Titans and 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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