ZURICH, Switzerland, Sept. 5, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- STOXX Ltd., the leading provider of European equity indexes, today announced the results of the annual review of the Dow Jones STOXX Balkan 50 Equal Weighted Index, as well as the results of the third regular quarterly review of the Dow Jones STOXX Private Equity 20 Index. The changes will be effective as of the open of trading on Monday, September 22, 2008.
The following stocks will be added to the Dow Jones STOXX Balkan 50 Equal Weighted Index: GORENJE VELENJE (Slovenia, Personal & Household Goods, GRVG.LJ), IMPACT BUCARESTI (Romania, Construction & Materials, IMPT.BX), MONBAT (Bulgaria, Automobiles & Parts, 5MB.BG), UNIVERZAL BANKA (Serbia, Banks, UNBN.XS) and SAVA (Slovenia, Chemicals, SAVA.LJ).
The companies exiting the index are: LUKA KOPER (Slovenia, Industrial Goods & Services, LKPG.LJ), METALS BANKA (Serbia, Banks, MTBN.XS), ODESSOS SHIPREPAIR YARD (Bulgaria, Industrial Goods & Services, 5ODE.BG), SSIF BROKER (Romania, Financial Services, BRK.RO) and ZITO PREHRAMBENA IND. (Slovenia, Food & Beverages, ZTOG.LJ).
The composition of the Dow Jones STOXX Private Equity 20 Index will remain unchanged.
As of September 4, the total free-float market capitalization of the Dow Jones STOXX Balkan 50 Equal Weighted Index and Dow Jones STOXX Private Equity 20 Index is E 88.06 billion and E 19.6 billion, respectively.
Further information, including the Dow Jones STOXX Index Guide and the complete component list of the Dow Jones STOXX Balkan 50 Equal Weighted and Dow Jones STOXX Private Equity 20 indexes, can be found on the STOXX Ltd. Web site at http://www.stoxx.com.
Disclaimer: Company additions and deletions do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.
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