ZURICH, Switzerland, April 24, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- STOXX Ltd., the leading provider of European equity indexes, today announced changes in the Dow Jones EURO STOXX Select Dividend 30 and in the Dow Jones STOXX EU Enlarged Select Dividend 15 indexes.
In the Dow Jones EURO STOXX Select Dividend 30 Index, Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana S.A. (Spain, Travel & Leisure, IBLA.MC) will be replaced by Bilfinger Berger AG (Germany, Construction & Materials, GBF.XE).
In the Dow Jones STOXX EU Enlarged Select Dividend 15 Index, KGHM Polska Miedz S.A. (Poland, Basic Resources, KGH.WA) and Grupa Kety S.A. (Poland, Basic Resources, KTY.WA) will be replaced by Invalda AB (Lithuania, Financial Services, IVL1L.LV) and Norma A.S. (Estonia, Automobiles & Parts, NRM1T.ET) respectively.
Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana S.A., KGHM Polska Miedz S.A. and Grupa Kety S.A. are being removed due to the cancellation of their dividend payments.
All changes will be effective as of the open of trading on Wednesday, April 29, 2009.
Further information on 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 EURO STOXX Select Dividend 30 and Dow Jones STOXX EU Enlarged Select Dividend 15 indexes do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.
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