ZURICH, Switzerland, Oct. 9, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- STOXX Ltd., the leading provider of European equity indexes, today announced changes in the Dow Jones STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 Index.
All changes will be effective as of the opening of trading on Tuesday, October 14, 2008.
Synovus Financial Corp. (United States, Banks, SNV) will be deleted from the Dow Jones STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 Index and replaced by Pfizer Inc (United States, Health Care, PFE). Synovus Financial Corp. 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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