From the monthly archives:

June 2010

NEW YORK, June 23, 2010 — Dow Jones Indexes today announced that XTO Energy Inc. (United States, Oil & Gas, XTO) will be removed from the Dow Jones Oil & Gas Titans 30 Index.

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NEW YORK, June 22, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Credit Suisse and Dow Jones Indexes today signed an agreement which covers the calculation, licensing, branding and marketing of the hedge fund indexes formerly known as the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Indexes. Under this agreement, the indexes will be branded Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Indexes, and Dow Jones Indexes will calculate, distribute and market the indexes, while Credit Suisse affiliates will continue to manage the financial products linked to them. Credit Suisse and Dow Jones Indexes intend to keep the methodologies and rules for each of the existing indexes consistent with past practices.

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NEW YORK (June 17, 2010) ― Dow Jones Indexes today announced that BP PLC (United Kingdom, Oil & Gas, BP.LN ) will be removed from the Dow Jones U.K. Select Dividend 20, Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend and Dow Jones Global Select Dividend indexes.

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NEW YORK (June 16, 2010) — Dow Jones Indexes further expanded the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity index series and launched five single commodity subindexes and three 3-month forward single commodity indexes. Each of the new Dow Jones-UBS single commodity indexes consists of a single commodity. The commodities are Brent crude, feeder cattle, gas oil, orange juice and soybean meal. The new Dow Jones-UBS 3 Month Forward Commodity Indexes comprise longer-dated futures contracts for tin, lead and cocoa.

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NEW YORK, June 11, 2010 — Dow Jones Indexes today announced component changes in the Dow Jones Telecommunications Titans 30, Dow Jones Emerging Markets Telecommunications Titans 30 and Dow Jones Emerging Markets Sector Titans Composite 100 indexes.

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NEW YORK, June 10, 2010 — Dow Jones Indexes today announced the results of a regular index review of the Dow Jones China Index Series. Component changes in the Dow Jones China Broad Market, Dow Jones Shanghai, Dow Jones Shenzhen, Dow Jones CBN China 600, and Dow Jones CBN China 600 Sector Blue-Chip indexes will be effective after the close of trading on Friday, June 18, 2010.

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NEW YORK, June 9, 2010 — Dow Jones Indexes today announced the results of the regular annual review of the Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 Index and its three sub-indexes, Dow Jones Islamic Market U.S. Titans 50 Index, Dow Jones Islamic Market Asia/Pacific Titans 25 Index and Dow Jones Islamic Market Europe Titans 25 Index as well as the Dow Jones Islamic Market Malaysia Titans 25 Index and Dow Jones Islamic Market International Titans 100 Index and the regular quarterly review of the Dow Jones Islamic Market World, Country and Regional indexes. All changes will be effective after the close of trading on Friday, June 18, 2010.

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