NEW YORK, Feb. 16, 2010 — Dow Jones Indexes today announced that Cadbury PLC (United Kingdom, Food & Beverage, CBRY.LN) will be removed from the Dow Jones Food and Beverage Titans 30 and Dow Jones U.K. Titans 50 indexes due to its acquisition by Kraft Foods Inc. (United States, Food & Beverage, KFT).
Component Changes Made to Dow Jones Food and Beverage Titans 30 and Dow Jones U.K. Titans 50 Indexes
Dow Jones Indexes today announced that Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation will be removed from the Dow Jones Transportation Average and Dow Jones Industrial Goods and Services Titans 30 Index.
Dow Jones Indexes today announced that Schering-Plough Corp. (United States, SGP, Health Care) will be removed from the Dow Jones Health Care Titans 30 Index.
Dow Jones Indexes announced that it licensed the Dow Jones GCC Titans 50 Total Return Index with Saudi Local UAE Index (Dow Jones GCC Titans 50), the first index authorized by Tadawul to include Saudi Arabian stocks, to National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD). The index will serve as the basis for an exchange-traded fund (ETF), to be listed at the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange. This ETF based on the GCC blue-chip index will be the first one available to market participants in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) market. NBAD intends to launch the ETF soon, pending regulatory approval.
Dow Jones Indexes today announced that Thomson Reuters PLC (United Kingdom, Media, TRIL.LN) will be removed from the Dow Jones Media Titans 30 and Dow Jones U.K. Titans 50 indexes.
Dow Jones Indexes announced that Petro-Canada will be removed from the Dow Jones Canada Titans 60, Dow Jones Oil & Gas Titans 30, Dow Jones Canada Select Dividend, Dow Jones Summer/Winter Games and Dow Jones Islamic Market International Titans 100 indexes.
Dow Jones Indexes today announced that General Motors Corp. (United States, Automobile & Parts, GM) will be removed from the Dow Jones Automobiles & Parts Titans 30 Index.