NEW YORK, Aug. 20, 2008 — Dow Jones Indexes today announced a component change in the Dow Jones Global Exchanges Index.
Nymex Holdings Inc. (United States, Financial Services, NMX) is being removed from the Dow Jones Global Exchanges Index due to its acquisition by CME Group Inc. (United States, Financial Services, CME), which brings the total number of components to 22.
The change in the Dow Jones Global Exchanges Index will be effective as of the open of trading on Monday, August 25, 2008.
The Dow Jones Global Exchanges Index measures the performance of all publicly traded stock exchanges and trading floors. The index composition is reviewed on a quarterly basis in March, June, September and December and is calculated in both price and total return.
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