NEW YORK, April 1, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced component changes in the Dow Jones Africa Titans 50 Index.
Riversdale Mining Ltd. (Australia, Basic Resources, RIV.AU) will be deleted from the Dow Jones Africa Titans 50 Index and replaced by Eastern Platinum Ltd. (Canada, Basic Resources, ELR.T). Riversdale Mining Ltd. is being removed due to its acquisition by Rio Tinto Ltd. (Australia, Basic Resources, RIO.AU). The changes in the Dow Jones Africa Titans 50 Index will be effective as of the open of trading on Wednesday, April 6, 2011.
The Dow Jones Africa Titans 50 Index is a pan-African index that measures the performance of 50 companies that are headquartered in or generate the majority of their revenues in Africa. Further information on the Dow Jones Africa Titans 50 Index can be found at .
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