Bangkok--16 Jun--SET
The FTSE SET Index Advisory Committee met today for the mid year index review and announced that no constituent changes will be made to the FTSE SET Large-Cap Index. In the FTSE SET Mid-Cap Index, The Bangchak Petroleum Public Company Limited will be deleted and replaced by Sahaviriya Steel Industries Public Company Limited And Dynasty Ceramic Public Company Limited.
Other indices in the FTSE SET Index Series were also reviewed, with a summary of changes following:
Indices Additions Deletions
FTSE SET Large Cap Index - -
FTSE SET Mid-Cap Index 2 1
FTSE SET Small-Cap Index 6 11
FTSE SET All-Share Index 8 12
FTSE SET Fledgling Index 2 3
FTSE SET Shariah Index 4 9
All changes will be applied when the market opens on 22 June 2009. Further details of the index review are accessible at the following link: http://www.ftse.com/Indices/FTSE_SET_Index_Series/Index_Reviews.jsp.
Mr Jamie Perrett, Head of Quantitative Research, Asia for FTSE Group, commented on the review “We have seen few changes in the FTSE SET Large Cap and Mid Cap indices at this review which demonstrates stability in the market, but also a robust index design that does not make unnecessary index changes. This review will appeal to investors as low turnover will keep trading costs down, a feature that is beneficial to indices used as the basis of index-linked products.”
Index codes and performance information is available at http://www.ftse.com/thailand and www.set.or.th.
For further information
The Stock Exchange of Thailand
Ladawan Kantawong — Head, Corporate Communications Department, Tel: +662-2292036 or
-Kanokwan Khemmalai — Deputy Head, Corporate Communications Department, Tel: + 662-2292048 Fax: 662-3591005-6
FTSE Group
Meredith Blakemore or Emily Mok
Tel: +852 2230 5800
Email: [email protected]
Notes to Editors
About The Stock Exchange of Thailand
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) was established in 1975 under 1974 Securities Exchange Act of Thailand and officially began securities trading on April 30, 1975. The Stock Exchange of Thailand stands at the center of Thailand’s capital market, and is a thriving and dynamic exchange offering a full range of products, services and trading infrastructure for investors, listed companies and other participants.
About FTSE Group
FTSE Group (“FTSE”) is a world-leader in the creation and management of indexes. With offices in Boston, Beijing, London, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Madrid, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Sydney, Shanghai and Tokyo, FTSE works with investors in 77 countries globally. It calculates and manages a comprehensive range of equity, fixed income, real estate and investment strategy indices, on both a standard and custom basis. The company has collaborative arrangements with a number of stock exchanges, trade bodies and asset class specialists around the world.
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