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DOW JONES ISLAMIC MARKET TITANS 100 INDEX CLOSED DOWN 0.83% IN APRIL
Index Measures Performance of 100 of World’s Leading Shari’ah-Compliant Stocks:
• Dow Jones Islamic Market Asia/Pacific Titans 25 Index Gain 0.87% • Dow Jones Islamic Market Europe Ti- tans 25 Index Fall 1.14% • Dow Jones Islamic Market U.S. Titans 50 Index Lose 1.01%
The Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 In- dex finished down 0.83% in April according to data compiled by Dow Jones Indexes. The index measures the performance of 100 of the world’s leading Shari’ah-compliant stocks. The Dow Jones Global Titans 50 In- dex, which measures the world’s 50 largest companies, posted an April loss of 1.57%.
Regionally, the Dow Jones Islamic Market Asia/Pacific Titans 25 Index, which meas- ures the performance of 25 of the leading Shari’ah-compliant stocks in the Asia/Pacific region, gains 0.87% in April; the Dow Jones Asian Titans 50 Index dropped 0.25%.
In Europe, the Dow Jones Islamic Market Eu- rope Titans 25 Index, which measures the performance of the 25 the leading Shari’ah- compliant stocks in Europe, dropped 1.14% in April; the Dow Jones Europe Titans 80 Index, which measures the performance of
80 blue-chip stocks traded in the developed markets of Europe, declined 3.32%.
In the U.S., the Dow Jones Islamic Market U.S. Titans 50 Index, which measures 50 of the largest Shari’ah-compliant U.S. stocks, decreased 1.01% in April; the U.S. blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average increased by 0.01%.
Middle East and GCC Regions Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes versus conventional Dow Jones Indexes The Dow Jones DFM Titans 10 Index, meas- uring the 10 largest and most liquid stocks listed on the Dubai Financial Market, was up 0.25% in April. The Dow Jones Islamic Mar- ket Kuwait Index closed April down 0.13%.
The Dow Jones Islamic Market Turkey Index closed April rose 3.60% while the Dow Jones Turkey Total Stock Market Index dropped 2.17%.
The Dow Jones Islamic Market GCC In- dex, which measures the performance of Shari’ah-compliant stocks for five of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states, decreased 0.16% in April; the conventional Dow Jones GCC Index also finished down 1.37%.
Other Markets and Asset Classes In April, the Dow Jones Islamic Market BRIC Equal Weighted Index decreased 4.36% while, the Dow Jones BRIC 50 Index dropped 3.06%.
The Dow Jones Sukuk Index, which meas- ures the performance of global bonds com- plying with Islamic investment guidelines, rose 0.38% in April.
The Dow Jones Islamic Market Sustain- ability Index, which measures sustainable practice business of companies compliant with Shari’ah laws, decreased 0.28% in April while the conventional Dow Jones Sustain- ability Index finished down 2.29%.
April Industries Winners and Losers The three top-performing Dow Jones Is- lamic Market Industry Indexes were Finan- cials, Consumer Services and Health Care, up 2.54%, 1.10% and 0.71%, respectively. The Dow Jones Islamic Market Technology, Dow Jones Islamic Market Utilities and Dow Jones Islamic Market Industrials indexes were the three bottom-performing industry indexes, down 2.48%, 1.83% and 1.63%, respectively.
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Asia: Performance of Dow Jones Islamic Market versus Conventional Dow Jones Indexes Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes Index Name DJIM Asia/Pacific Index
DJIM China Offshore Index
DJIM Hong Kong Index DJIM India Index
DJIM Indonesia Index DJIM Japan Index DJIM Malaysia Index
DJIM Pakistan Islamic Index
DJIM Philippines Index DJIM Singapore Index
DJIM South Korea Index
DJIM Sri Lanka Index
DJIM Taiwan Index DJIM Thailand Index
Index Close April 30, 2012
1407.93 3116.98 1404.99 1465.05 1497.40
1092.57 1857.12
16440.71 2133.54
1286.92 1086.99
1458.21 4665.41
2402.29 74 Global Islamic Finance May 2012 April 2012
Performance -1.00%
-0.10% 1.29% -5.67% -0.70%
-1.43% 0.61%
3.08% 1.67%
-0.55% 2.52%
-6.15% -5.13%
0.61% April 2012
Performance -1.21%
2.74% 1.04% -4.47% -0.15%
-2.90% -0.35%
0.31% 4.22%
0.49% -0.88%
-1.44% -4.52%
3.22% Conventional Dow Jones Indexes
Index Close April 30, 2012
129.50
3969.03 422.22 1517.95 228.15
83.44 267.91
662.53 331.20
313.15 289.13
1941.69 157.44
179.21 Index Name DJ Asia/Pacific Index
DJ China Offshore 50 Index
DJ Hong Kong Index
DJ India Total Stock Market Index
DJ Indonesia Index DJ Japan Index
DJ Malaysia Index
DJ Pakistan Total Stock Market Index
DJ Philippines Index DJ Singapore Index
DJ South Korea Index DJ Sri Lanka Total
Stock Market Index DJ Taiwan Index DJ Thailand Index
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