ZURICH, Switzerland, April 9, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- STOXX Ltd., the leading European index provider, today announced changes in the Dow Jones STOXX Balkan 50 Equal Weighted Index and Dow Jones STOXX EU Enlarged Total Market Index. Balgarska Tel. Kompanija (Bulgaria, Telecommunications, BTC.BG) will be deleted from both indexes due to its takeover by AIG Global Investment Group.
Odessos Shiprepair Yard (Bulgaria, Industrial Goods & Services, ODES.BG) will replace Balgarska Tel. Kompanija in the Dow Jones STOXX Balkan 50 Equal Weighted Index.
No replacement will be made to the Dow Jones STOXX EU Enlarged Total Market Index. The next regular index review is scheduled for May 20, 2008.
The changes in the Dow Jones STOXX Balkan 50 Equal Weighted Index and Dow Jones STOXX EU Enlarged Total Market Index will be effective as of the open of trading on Monday, April 14, 2008.
Further information, as well as the complete component list of the Dow Jones STOXX Balkan 50 Equal Weighted Index and Dow Jones STOXX EU Enlarged Total Market Index, can be found on the STOXX Limited Web site at http://www.stoxx.com.
Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones STOXX indexes do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.
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