ZURICH, Switzerland, Feb. 9, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- STOXX Limited, the leading provider of European equity indexes, today announced that the Dow Jones STOXX 600 Index has been licensed to Deutsche Bank AG to serve as the underlying for an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The db x-trackers DJ STOXX 600 ETF is available today at Deutsche Boerse.
The Dow Jones STOXX 600 Index represents a broad and liquid selection of large-, mid- and small-cap companies in 18 European countries. The index covers Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
"The Dow Jones STOXX 600 Index uses a rules-based and transparent methodology to provide market participants with a superior and established tool to track the performance of 600 leading companies listed in 18 Western European countries," said Ricardo Manrique, chief executive officer, STOXX Ltd. "Deutsche Bank's decision to license the index for their latest ETF complements their already existing ETF lineup based on the Dow Jones STOXX 600 Supersector Indexes. The Dow Jones STOXX 600 Index reflects the broad view of pan-European markets, while the supersector indexes provide exposure to more focused, specific segments, in one consistent index family."
The Dow Jones STOXX 600 Index was launched on June 15, 1998. Daily historical data are available back to December 31, 1986. The index is available in price and total return versions, and comprises the Dow Jones STOXXX Large 200, the Dow Jones STOXX Mid 200 and the Dow Jones STOXX Small 200 Indexes. The indexes are reviewed quarterly and calculated in euro and U.S. dollar.
Further information on the Dow Jones STOXX 600 indexes is available at www.stoxx.com.
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