Dow Jones releases Asia Pacific index listing

Dow Jones has released a new index listing the largest and most liquid stocks in Japan, Australia and Hong Kong. The index is the first of a series, called the Dow Jones Asia Pacific Extra Liquid Series (AP/ELS), designed with the help of the Sydney Futures Exchange. It is for use by both institutional and retail investors who want index-linked investments in the Asia Pacific region. Factors such as liquidity, turnover, tracking error and transaction costs are taken into account in an effort to make the index deliver a competitive performance. Adrian Tupper, senior quantitative analyst f...