NEW YORK, June 3, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced the results of the regular annual review of the Dow Jones Sector Titans Indexes. Changes being announced today will be effective after the close of trading on Friday, June 18, 2010.
In the Dow Jones Sector Titans Indexes, the following 48 companies will be added/deleted:
| Dow Jones Sector Titans Indexes | ||
| Dow Jones Banks Titans 30 Index | ||
| Country | Company / Symbol(s) | Add/Delete |
| Hong Kong | Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Lt (Banks, 1398.HK) | Add |
| Hong Kong | China Construction Bank Corp. (Banks, 0939.HK) | Add |
| Japan | Mizuho Financial Group Inc. (Banks, 8411.TO) | Delete |
| France | Credit Agricole S.A. (Banks, ACA.FR) | Delete |
| The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones Banks Titans 30 Index increased to US$1,876.29 Billion from US$1,806.57 Billion. | ||
| Dow Jones Basic Resources Titans 30 Index | ||
| Country | Company / Symbol(s) | Add/Delete |
| Hong Kong | China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd. (Basic Resources, 1088.HK) | Add |
| United States | United States Steel Corp.(Basic Resources, X) | Delete |
| The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones Basic Resources Titans 30 Index increased to US$730.14 Billion from US$717.67 Billion. | ||
| Dow Jones Construction & Materials Titans 30 Index | ||
| Country | Company / Symbol(s) | Add/Delete |
| India | Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (Construction & Materials,500510.BY) | Add |
| Germany | SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.(Construction & Materials, SNC.T) | Add |
| Canada | HeidelbergCement AG (Construction & Materials, HEI.XE) | Add |
| Hong Kong | China Communications Construction Co. Lt (Construction & Materials, 1800.HK) | Add |
| Japan | Obayashi Corp. (Construction & Materials, 1802.TO) | Delete |
| South Korea | GS Engineering & Construction Corp. (Construction & Materials, 006360.SE) | Delete |
| Japan | Kajima Corp. (Construction & Materials, 1812.TO) | Delete |
| Spain | Acciona S.A. (Construction & Materials, ANA.MC) | Delete |
| The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones Construction & Materials Titans 30 Index increased to US$254.02 Billion from US$222.36Billion. | ||
| Dow Jones Financial Services Titans 30 Index | ||
| Country | Company / Symbol(s) | Add/Delete |
| United States | MasterCard Inc. Cl A (Financial Services, MA) | Add |
| Sweden | Investor AB Series B (Financial Services, INVE-B.SK) | Add |
| United States | Discover Financial Services (Financial Services, DFS) | Add |
| Taiwan | Chinatrust Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (Financial Services, 2891.TW) | Delete |
| South Korea | SK Holdings Co. Ltd. (Financial Services,003600.SE) | Delete |
| Switzerland | GAM Holding AG (Financial Services, GAM.VX) | Delete |
| The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones Financial Services Titans 30 Index increased to US$503.44 Billion from US$467.23 Billion. | ||
| Dow Jones Health Care Titans 30 Index | ||
| Country | Company / Symbol(s) | Add/Delete |
| Israel | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.(Health Care, TEVA.TV) | Add |
| United States | Boston Scientific Corp. (Health Care, BSX) | Delete |
| The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones Health Care Titans 30 Index increased to US$1,443.12 Billion from US$1,419.29 Billion. | ||
| Dow Jones Insurance Titans 30 Index | ||
| Country | Company / Symbol(s) | Add/Delete |
| United States | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B (Insurance, BRKB) | Add |
| Hong Kong | China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (Insurance, 2628.HK) | Add |
| United Kingdom | Old Mutual PLC (Insurance OML.LN) | Delete |
| Japan | T&D Holdings Inc. (Insurance 8795.TO) | Delete |
| The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones Insurance Titans 30 Index increased to US$626.67 Billion from US$561.11 Billion. | ||
| Dow Jones Oil and Gas Titans 30 Index | ||
| Country | Company / Symbol(s) | Add/Delete |
| Russia | GAZPROM OAO (Oil & Gas, GAZP.RS) | Add |
| India | Reliance Industries Ltd. (Oil & Gas, 500325.BY) | Add |
| Russia | Surgutneftegaz JSC(Oil & Gas, SNGS.RS | Add |
| Hong Kong | PetroChina Co. Ltd. (Oil & Gas, 0857.HK) | Add |
| South Africa | Sasol Ltd. (Oil & Gas, SOL.JO) | Delete |
| United States | Baker Hughes Inc. (Oil & Gas, BHI) | Delete |
| Canada | Imperial Oil Ltd. (Oil & Gas, IMO.T) | Delete |
| United States | Valero Energy Corp. (Oil & Gas, VLO) | Delete |
| The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones Oil & Gas Titans 30 Index increased to US$1,458.84 Billion from US$1,363.94 Billion. | ||
| Dow Jones Personal & Household Goods Titans 30 Index | ||
| Country | Company / Symbol(s) | Add/Delete |
| Hong Kong | Li & Fung Ltd. (Personal & Household Goods, 0494.HK) | Add |
| United States | Clorox Co.(Personal & Household Goods, CLX) | Add |
| Japan | Konica Minolta Holdings Inc. (Personal & Household Goods, 4902.TO) | Delete |
| United States | Electronic Arts Inc. (Personal & Household Goods, ERTS) | Delete |
| The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones Personal & Household Goods Titans 30 Index increased to US$730.14 Billion from US$717.67 Billion. | ||
| Dow Jones Technology Titans 30 Index | ||
| Country | Company / Symbol(s) | Add/Delete |
| India | Infosys Technologies Ltd. (Technology, 500209.BY) | Add |
| Taiwan | ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (Technology, 2357.TW) | Delete |
| The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones Technology Titans 30 Index decreased to US$1,718.45 Billion from US$1,741.59 Billion. | ||
| Dow Jones Telecommunications Titans 30 Index | ||
| Country | Company / Symbol(s) | Add/Delete |
| Hong Kong | China Telecom Corp. Ltd. (Telecommunications, 0728.HK) | Add |
| Mexico | Telefonos de Mexico S.A.B. de C.V. Serie (Telecommunications, TELMEX.MX) | Delete |
| The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones Telecommunications Titans 30 Index increased to US$722.28 Billion from US$711.33 Billion. | ||
| Dow Jones Travel & Leisure Titans 30 Index | ||
| Country | Company / Symbol(s) | Add/Delete |
| United States | priceline.com Inc. (Travel & Leisure, PCLN) | Add |
| Canada | Tim Hortons Inc. (Travel & Leisure, THI.T) | Add |
| Denmark | Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Travel & Leisure, LHA.XE) | Delete |
| France | Air France-KLM (Travel & Leisure, AF.FR) | Delete |
| The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones Travel & Leisure Titans 30 Index increased to US$288.14 Billion from US$277.04 Billion. | ||
| Dow Jones Utilities Titans 30 Index | ||
| Country | Company / Symbol(s) | Add/Delete |
| United States | Consolidated Edison Inc. (Utilities, ED) | Add |
| United States | PPL Corp. (Utilities, PPL) | Delete |
| The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones Utilities Titans 30 Index increased to US$596.48 Billion from US$596.27 Billion. | ||
The Dow Jones Sector Titans Indexes measures the stock performance of the largest 30 companies in each of the 19 Supersectors defined by the Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB). Stocks are selected to the index based on rankings by float-adjusted market capitalization, revenue and net income.
This is the first annual review that is based on the expanded country selection, which went into effect January, 2010. Additional countries included in the Dow Jones Sector Titans Index are: investable China, India, Israel, Russia and Turkey. Stocks from these countries will be subject to the same selection criteria as defined in the index methodology (or in the rule book). Dow Jones Indexes will continue to analyze each company to ensure the highest level of liquidity for countries with barriers to foreign investment. The final weights for each component will be announced after the close of trading on Friday, June 11, 2010.
Further information on the Dow Jones Sector Titans Indexes can be found on www.djindexes.com.
Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones Sector Titans Indexes do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.
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