NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced component changes in the Dow Jones Australia Select Dividend 30 Index.
Healthscope Ltd. (Australia, Health Care, HSP.AU) will be deleted from the Dow Jones Australia Select Dividend 30 Index and replaced by Coal & Allied Industries Ltd. (Australia, Basic Resources, CNA.AU). Healthscope Ltd. is being removed due to its acquisition by Asia Pacific Healthcare Group Pty Ltd. The changes in the Dow Jones Australia Select Dividend 30 Index will be effective as of the open of trading on Tuesday, September 28, 2010.
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