The Europe Dow rose 6.04% in February, according to Dow Jones Indexes

Novo Nordisk Topped All 30 Europe Dow Components with 18.99% Gain for the Month…   

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The Europe Dow, an equal-weighted index that measures 30 of the region’s leading blue-chip stocks, gained 6.04% in February, according to data compiled by Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider.

The index’s top component performer for February was Novo Nordisk A/S Series B of Denmark, which closed up 18.99%. Shares of BNP Paribas S.A. (France) and BASF SE (Germany), up 15.65% and 14.57%, respectively, were the second- and third-leading stocks on The Europe Dow. Rio Tinto PLC (Great Britain), which fell 4.65%, was The Europe Dow’s worst-performing stock in February. 

By comparison, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended February up 2.53%, The Asia Dow rose 5.05% and The Global Dow gained 4.30%. The Asia Dow is an equal-weighted, 30-stock index that measures leading blue-chips traded in the Asia/Pacific region; The Global Dow measures the performance of 150 leading companies from around the world.

For January 2012, The Europe Dow ended up 3.15%.

“While the region’s financial crisis is still far from being settled, investor sentiment toward large-cap European stocks seems to be improving,” said Jamie Farmer, Executive Director, Global Business Development and Communications of Dow Jones Indexes. “Further, with The Europe Dow’s February performance topping all of its global and regional Dow family indexes, investors could be signaling to the market that a rebound in European equities is in its early stages.

The Europe Dow, The Asia Dow and The Global Dow track leading blue-chip companies according to the same underlying principles as the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Stocks in The Europe Dow, The Asia Dow and The Global Dow are weighted equally; The Dow Jones Industrial Average uses a price-weighted methodology.

 All index and component performance values are based on price returns/USD.

 Below, please find a list of The Europe Dow’s 30 stocks and their February 2012 performances:

 The Europe Dow

 Source: ETFWorld – Dow Jones Indexes

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