ZURICH, Switzerland, Oct. 7, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- STOXX Ltd., the leading provider of European equity indexes, today announced changes in the Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend 30, Dow Jones STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 and Dow Jones STOXX NORDIC Select Dividend 20 indexes.
All changes will be effective as of the opening of trading on Friday, October 10, 2008.
In the Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend 30, Dow Jones STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 and Dow Jones STOXX NORDIC Select Dividend 20 indexes, D/S Norden (Denmark, Industrial Goods & Services, DNORD.KO) will replace Danske Bank (Denmark, Banks, DANSKE.KO; DNSKY). Danske Bank is being removed due the cancellation of its dividend payment.
Also in the Dow Jones STOXX NORDIC Select Dividend 20 Index, Rautaruukki Oyj K (Finland, Basic Resources, RTRKS.HE) will replace Bang & Olufsen AS (Denmark, Personal & Household Goods, BO-B.KO). Bang & Olufsen AS is being removed due to a decrease in its dividend payment. The company's new lower yield does not meet index eligibility requirements.
Further information, as well as the complete component list of the Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend Indexes, can be found on the STOXX Web site at http://www.stoxx.com.
Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend Indexes do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.
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