Component Changes Made to Dow Jones Select Dividend Indexes

NEW YORK, Oct. 6, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced component changes in the Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index, Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index, Dow Jones Japan Select Dividend 30 Index, and Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index. All changes will be effective as of the open of trading on Friday, October 10, 2008. All companies are being removed due to the cancellations of their dividend payments. In the Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index, CITIC Pacific Ltd. (Hong Kong, Industrial Goods & Services, 0267.HK; CTPCY), Regions Financial Corporation (United States, Banks, RF), D.R. Horton Inc. (United States, Personal & Household Goods, DHI), Societe Generale S.A. (France, Banks,13080.FR) and First Horizon National Corporation (United States, Banks, FHN) will... [read full story]