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Sunday, March 22, 2009

BD Companies on Dow Jones SAFE 100 Index


The Dow Jones SAFE 100 Index measures the performance of 100 blue-chip companies in five of the eight member states of the South Asian Federation of Exchanges (SAFE). The five member states included in the index are: India, Bangladesh, Mauritius, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

The 17 companies that are being added to the Dow Jones SAFE 100 Index are: Uttara Bank Ltd. (Bangladesh, Banks, UTTARABAN.DH), Pubali Bank Ltd. (Bangladesh, Banks, PUBALIBAN.DH), AB Bank Ltd. (Bangladesh, Banks, ABBANK.DH), Hero Honda Motors Ltd. (India, Automobiles & Parts, 500182.BY), National Bank Ltd. (Bangladesh, Banks, NBL.DH), Unilever Pakistan Ltd. (Pakistan, Food & Beverages, ULEVER.KY), Habib Bank Ltd. (Pakistan, Banks, HBL.KA), Tata Power Co. Ltd. (India, Utilities, 500400.BY), Power Grid Co. of Bangladesh Ltd. (Bangladesh, Utilities, POWERGRID.DH), Prime Bank Ltd. (Bangladesh, Banks, PRIMEBANK.DH), Mundra Port & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (India, Industrial Goods & Services, 532921.BY), Nestle India Ltd. (India, Food & Beverages, 500790.BY), Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (India, Oil & Gas, 500547.BY), Bank of India (India, Banks, 532149.BY), Power Finance Corp. Ltd. (India, Utilities, 532810.BY), NMDC Ltd. (India, Basic Resources, 526371.BY) and Neyveli Lignite Corp. Ltd. (India, Utilities, 513683.BY).

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