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| SGX AND DOW JONES INDEXES
SIGN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO PIONEER THE DEVELOPMENT OF EXCHANGE
TRADED CREDIT DERIVATIVE CONTRACTS SGX To Develop Market Through Tie-Ups With Other Exchanges
For further information please contact: Dow Jones Indexes: Frankfurt: Email: PR-Indexes@dowjones.com Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) Email: ngterrence@sgx.com Singapore Exchange (SGX) |
COMPONENT CHANGES MADE
TO DOW JONES SECTOR TITAN INDEXES
Journalists may e-mail questions
regarding this press release to Dow Jones Indexes, email: PR-Indexes@dowjones.com New
York: Frankfurt: Company additions to and
deletions from the Dow Jones Sector Titans do not in any way reflect
an opinion on the investment merits of the company. |
DOW JONES INDEXES ANNOUNCES
CHANGES IN THE DOW JONES SELECT DIVIDEND INDEX
Journalists may e-mail questions
regarding this press release to Dow Jones Indexes, email: PR-Indexes@dowjones.com Frankfurt: Company additions to and
deletions from the Dow Jones Select Dividend Index do not in any way
reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company. |
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COMPONENT CHANGES MADE
TO DOW JONES COUNTRY TITAN INDEXES
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THE DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL
AVERAGE AT 10,000: A BRIEF HISTORY
Journalists may e-mail questions regarding this press release to Dow Jones Indexes, email: PR-Indexes@dowjones.com New York: Frankfurt: |
COMPONENT CHANGE WILL
BE MADE TO DOW JONES TRANSPORTATION AVERAGE
New York, December 9, 2003 Dow
Jones Indexes today announced that C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW), based
in Eden Prairie, MN, U.S. will replace Roadway Corporation (ROAD), based
in Akron, OH, U.S. in the Dow Jones Transportation Average, effective
after the close of trading on Thursday, December 11, 2003. New York: Frankfurt: |
DOW JONES INDEXES ANNOUNCES
PORTFOLIO FOR EUROPEAN HIGH YIELD CREDIT DERIVATIVE INDEX
New York: Frankfurt: |
| Dow Jones Indexes Changes
Composition of Dow Jones TRAC-X North America High Yield Portfolio First Index to Represent Asian Tiger Markets Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan
NEW YORK, December 2, 2003 - Dow
Jones Indexes today announced the new composition of the Dow Jones
TRAC-X North America High Yield Index series. New York: Frankfurt: |
| DOW JONES INDEXES FINALIZES
AGREEMENT TO MANAGE TRAC-X INDEX PRODUCTS Dow Jones Indexes Will Oversee All Aspects of the Management, Licensing and Administration of the Indexes and Will Form an Advisory Committee Comprising a Broad Base of Market Participants to Assist in its Governance
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| DOW JONES INDEXES FINALIZES
AGREEMENT TO MANAGE TRAC-X INDEX PRODUCTS Dow Jones Indexes Will Oversee All Aspects of the Management, Licensing and Administration of the Indexes and Will Form an Advisory Committee Comprising a Broad Base of Market Participants to Assist in its Governance
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| STOXX, LTD. CHANGES HE
COMPOSITION OF THE EUROPEAN BENCHMARK INDEXES Fourth Regular Quarterly Review to be Effective on December 22, 2003
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| DOW JONES GLOBAL 1800
INDEX FAMILY: NEW GLOBAL BENCHMARK INDEXES Cost-Effective Alternative for Portfolio Managers
The index series comprises a total of 117 indexes:
The indexes are calculated
and disseminated real time with index data available through major
data vendors. Component lists, historic and current index values, methodology
overview and rule book are freely available on the Dow Jones Indexes
web site at http://www.djindexes.com/jsp/GB1800_Method.jsp.
The Dow Jones Global 1800 and its sub-indexes are reviewed quarterly. New York: Frankfurt: |
DOW JONES INDEXES TO
LAUNCH DIVIDEND INDEX
New York: Frankfurt: |
DOW JONES INDEXES TO
PUBLISH HEDGE FUND STRATEGY BENCHMARKS
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| DOW JONES INDEXES SELECTED
TO MANAGE TRAC-X INDEX PRODUCTS First CDS index Products to combine broad market governance with oversight of an independent index expert
New York and London, October
20, 2003 - JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley
announced today that they have selected Dow Jones Indexes‚ a world-leader
in index calculation and management‚ to lead the future development
of TRAC-X‚ the market-leading global suite of credit default swap ("CDS")
index products that was formed in April 2003. Dow Jones Indexes will
assume responsibility for maintaining and marketing the indexes‚ which
will be renamed the "Dow Jones TRAC-X Indexes."
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| DOW JONES INDEXES TO
LAUNCH FIRST MIDDLE EAST BLUE-CHIP INDEX Dow Jones Indexes and Dubai International Financial Centre Cooperate to Create Index for Arabia Region
DUBAI, October 6, 2003 - Dow
Jones Indexes today announced that it will launch the Dow Jones DIFC
Arab Titans 50 index, a regional blue-chip index that covers Arab countries
in the Middle East, in the first quarter of 2004. The index, which
is based on the stock prices of 50 leading companies in the region,
was developed jointly by Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index
provider, and the Dubai International Financial Centre in cooperation
with the Dubai based investment bank SHUAA Capital. |
DOW JONES INDEXES PRESENTS
DOW JONES INDEXES ISLAMIC AWARD
ISTANBUL, September 29, 2003
- Dow Jones Indexes announced today
the creation of the Dow Jones Indexes Islamic Award to recognize outstanding
and innovative research in Islamic Finance at the Islamic Finance Forum
in Istanbul. The award is open to all parties interested in Islamic
Finance such as investors, academics, scholars and students. |
STOXX LIMITED CHANGES
INDEX DISSEMINATION HOURS AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATE SOURCE
ZURICH, September 24, 2003
- STOXX Limited today announced
a change in index dissemination hours. All pan-European Dow Jones STOXX
indexes including the leading European blue-chip indexes Dow Jones
STOXX 50 and Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50 indexes will be disseminated from
9.00 am to 18.15 pm CET, representing a diminution of two hours. The
change is effective November 03, 2003. |
COMPONENT CHANGE MADE
TO DOW JONES SWITZERLAND TITANS 30 INDEX
NEW YORK, September 17, 2003
- Dow Jones Indexes today announced
changes in the stock components of the Dow Jones Switzerland Titans
30 index. In addition to Dow Jones Indexes, Dow Jones & Company (NYSE: DJ; dowjones.com) publishes The Wall Street Journal and its international and online editions, Barron's and the Far Eastern Economic Review, Dow Jones Newswires and the Ottaway group of community newspapers. Dow Jones is co-owner with Reuters Group of Factiva, with Hearst of SmartMoney and with NBC of the CNBC television operations in Asia and Europe. Dow Jones also provides news content to CNBC and radio stations in the U.S.
Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones Switzerland Titans 30 index do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company. |
COMPONENT CHANGES MADE
TO DOW JONES ITALY TITANS 30 AND DOW JONES SOUTH AFRICA TITANS 30 INDEXES
NEW YORK, September 17, 2003
- Dow Jones Indexes today announced
component changes in the Dow Jones Italy Titans 30 and Dow Jones South
Africa Titans 30. Changes are being announced today due to the "Early Removal Rule."This rule is applied when a Titans component is not among the 60 largest companies in the Dow Jones Global Indexes country index when ranked by free-float market capitalization at the conclusion of a regular quarterly review. Normally, changes are made to the Dow Jones Italy Titans 30 and Dow Jones South Africa Titans 30 annually in March. Among the reasons for extraordinary changes is the "Early Removal Rule". The detailed methodology for each index is published in the indexes' rulebooks, accessible on the Dow Jones Indexes web site at http://www.djindexes.com . Dow Jones Indexes is a premier global provider of investable indexes, including the Dow Jones Averages, the Dow Jones Global Titans 50, the Pan-European Dow Jones STOXX Indexes, the Dow Jones Asian Titans 50, the Dow Jones Sector Titans 30, the Dow Jones Country Titans Indexes. Dow Jones Indexes is part of Dow Jones & Company, which publishes the worlds most vital business and financial news and information. In addition to Dow Jones Indexes, Dow Jones & Company (NYSE: DJ; dowjones.com) publishes The Wall Street Journal and its international and online editions, Barron's and the Far Eastern Economic Review, Dow Jones Newswires and the Ottaway group of community newspapers. Dow Jones is co-owner with Reuters Group of Factiva, with Hearst of SmartMoney and with NBC of the CNBC television operations in Asia and Europe. Dow Jones also provides news content to CNBC and radio stations in the U.S.
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| COMPONENT CHANGES MADE
TO DOW JONES ISLAMIC TITANS 100 INDEXES Changes are a Result of the Regular Quarterly Review of the Dow Jones Islamic Market Index
NEW YORK, September 12, 2003
- Dow Jones Indexes today announced
component changes in the Dow Jones Islamic Titans 100 Indexes and its
three subindexes as a result of the regular quarterly review of the
Dow Jones Islamic Market Index. The changes announced today are a result of a quarterly review of the Dow Jones Islamic Market Index. Component changes made during the review are also applied to all Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes to ensure compliance with Shari`ah principles. To determine their eligibility for the Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100, stocks are screened based on their industry type and their financial ratios. Excluded are companies engaged in the following lines of business: alcohol, tobacco, pork-related products, financial services, defense/weapons and entertainment. Dow Jones Indexes then screens out companies with unacceptable financial ratios: companies whose total debt divided by trailing 12-month average market capitalization is 33% or more; those whose cash plus interest-bearing securities divided by trailing 12-month average market capitalization is 33% or more and those whose accounts receivables divided by total assets is 45% or more. The component changes will be effective at the start of trading on September 22, 2003. The Dow Jones Islamic Market
Indexes were created for people who wish to invest according to Islamic
investment guidelines. The indexes track Shari`ah compliant stocks
from around the world, providing Islamic investors with comprehensive
tools based on a truly global investing perspective. Further information
on the Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes can be found on www.djindexes.com
Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 and its subindexes do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company. |
| DOW JONES INDEXES FURTHER
EXPANDING BLUE-CHIP INDEX FAMILY The Dow Jones South Africa Titans 30 Will Be Added To The Dow Jones Country Titans Family
NEW YORK, September 1, 2003
- Dow Jones Indexes today announced
to launch the Dow Jones South Africa Titans 30 on September 16, 2003.
The index is based on blue-chip companies headquartered in South Africa. The indexes will be distributed on a real-time basis through major market data vendors, starting on September 16, 2003. Historical data on the Dow Jones South Africa Titans 30 index will be available back to December 31, 1991, with a base value of 100. Further information on the
Dow Jones South Africa Titans 30 index will be available at the launch
date on September 16, 2003 at www.djindexes.com.
Note to editors: In addition to Dow Jones Indexes, Dow Jones & Company
(NYSE: DJ; dowjones.com)
publishes The Wall Street Journal and its international and online editions,
Barron's and the Far Eastern Economic Review, Dow Jones Newswires and
the Ottaway group of community newspapers. Dow Jones is co-owner with
Reuters Group of Factiva, with Hearst of SmartMoney and with NBC of the
CNBC television operations in Asia and Europe. Dow Jones also provides
news content to CNBC and radio stations in the U.S. |