NEW YORK, April 26, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced component changes in the Dow Jones China 88 Index, Dow Jones China Total Market Index, Dow Jones Shanghai Index, Dow Jones Shenzhen Index, Dow Jones CBN China 600 Index and Dow Jones CBN China 600 Sector Blue-Chip Index.
Shandong Aluminum Industry Company Ltd is being removed from the Dow Jones China 88 Index and replaced by Aluminum Corporation of China Limited (Basic Resources, SSE: 601600).
Shandong Aluminum Industry Company Ltd, Lanzhou Aluminum Co., Ltd. and Torch Automobile Group Co., Ltd. will be removed from the Dow Jones China Total Market Index. Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd. (Basic Resources, SSE: 601600) and Weichai Power Company Limited (Industrial Goods & Services, SHSE: 000338) will be added to the Dow Jones China Total Market Index.
Shandong Aluminum Industry Company Ltd and Lanzhou Aluminum Co., Ltd. are being removed from the Dow Jones Shanghai Index. Aluminum Corporation of China Limited (Basic Resources, SSE: 601600) will be added to the Dow Jones Shanghai Index.
Torch Automobile Group Co., Ltd. will be removed from the Dow Jones Shenzhen Index. Weichai Power Company Limited (Industrial Goods & Services, SHSE: 000338) will be added to the Dow Jones Shenzhen Index.
Shandong Aluminum Industry Company Ltd, Lanzhou Aluminum Co., Ltd. and Torch Automobile Group Co., Ltd. will be removed from the Dow Jones CBN China 600 Index. Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd. (Basic Resources, SSE: 601600), Weichai Power Company Limited (Industrial Goods & Services SHSE: 000338) and GreatWall Information Industry Company Limited (Technology, SHSE: 000748) will be added to the Dow Jones CBN China 600 Index.
As a result of the deletion of Shandong Aluminum Industry Company Ltd, Lanzhou Aluminum Co., Ltd. and Torch Automobile Group Co., Ltd. from the Dow Jones CBN China 600 Index, Gansu Yasheng Industrial (Group) Co., Ltd. and Wujiang Silk Co., Ltd. will be reclassified from mid- to large-cap in the Dow Jones CBN China 600 Index.
Shandong Aluminum Industry Company Ltd is being removed from the Dow Jones CBN Basic Resources Blue-Chip Index. Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd. (Basic Resources, SSE: 601600) will be added to the Dow Jones CBN Basic Resources Blue-Chip Index.
Torch Automobile Group Co., Ltd. is being removed from the Dow Jones CBN Automobiles & Parts Blue-Chip Index. Beiqi Foton Motor Co., Ltd (Automobiles & Parts, SSE: 600166) will be added to the Dow Jones CBN Automobiles & Parts Blue-Chip Index.
The changes in the Dow Jones China 88 Index, Dow Jones China Total Market Index, Dow Jones Shanghai Index, Dow Jones Shenzhen Index, Dow Jones CBN China 600 Index and Dow Jones CBN China 600 Sector Blue-Chip Index are effective before the open of trading Monday, April 30, 2007.
Further information on the Dow Jones China Indexes can be found on the Dow Jones Indexes Web site at www.djindexes.com.
Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones China indexes do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.
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