Dow Jones Indexes Changes Source For Foreign-Exchange Rates. Wm Provides Foreigh-Exchange Rates For Dow Jones Indexes’ Closing Data

New York, February 9, 2004 – Dow Jones Indexes announced that the fixed WM-exchange rates disseminated at 11 a.m. ET (4 p.m. CET) will be used for calculation of official component and index closing prices. This change is effective immediately. The foreign-exchange rate calculated by WM-Company in Edinburgh, Scotland, is the standard exchange rate used by fund managers globally. Dow Jones Indexes will continue to use Reuters rates for its real-time data.

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