Component Changes Made to Dow Jones UAE 25 Index | Earth Times News

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced that Aabar Investments PJSC (United Arab Emirates, Oil and Gas, AABAR.AD) will be removed from the Dow Jones UAE 25 Index.

Aabar Investments PJSC (United Arab Emirates, Oil and Gas, AABAR.AD) will be replaced by Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company PJSC (United Arab Emirates, Telecommunications, DU.DFM). Aabar Investments PJSC is being removed due to its acquisition by International Petroleum Investment Company (United Arab Emirates, IPIC.YY). The changes in the Dow Jones UAE 25 Index will be effective as of the open of trading on Tuesday July 27, 2010.

The Dow Jones UAE 25 Index measures the performance of 25 of the largest and most liquid equity securities trading in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), excluding foreign-listed stocks. Further information on the Dow Jones UAE 25 Index can be found at http://www.djindexes.com