STOXX Ltd., the leading European index provider, today launched the Dow Jones STOXX Balkan 50 Equal Weighted Index, a blue-chip index measuring the performance of the 50 largest and most liquid stocks traded in the Balkan region.

The Balkan countries are growing economies that have developed competitive returns in recent years, which makes the index an appealing tool for financial institutions. The Dow Jones STOXX Balkan 50 Equal Weighted Index is designed to underlie investment products, such as mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and structured products.

Countries currently included in the Dow Jones STOXX Balkan 50 Equal Weighted Index are Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey. To ensure a significant and balanced representation of all eligible countries, the index comprises the 10 largest companies of Greece and Turkey and the five largest companies of the other countries. The weight of each component is 2% and the number of components is fixed at 50. Components are selected based on free-float market capitalization and liquidity