September 2010 “Islamic Market’s Measure” Monthly Report On The Performance Of The Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes

28/09/10

Based on the close of trading on September 27, the global Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 Index, which measures the performance of 100 of the leading Shari’ah compliant stocks globally, gained 9.05% month-to-date, closing at 2052.87. In comparison, the Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Index, which measures the 50 biggest companies worldwide, posted a gain of 8.55%, closing at 2067.03.

    * The Dow Jones Islamic Market Asia/Pacific Titans 25 Index, which measures the performance of 25 of the leading Shari’ah compliant stocks in the Asia/Pacific region, increased 9.42%, closing at 1946.82. The Dow Jones Asian Titans 50 Index, in comparison, posted a gain of 8.36%, closing at 134.17.

    * Measuring Europe, the Dow Jones Islamic Market Europe Titans 25 Index, which measures the performance of the 25 of the leading Shari’ah compliant stocks in Europe, closed at 2032.16, a gain of 10.13%, while the conventional Dow Jones Europe Index gained 10.96%, closing at 257.76.

    * Measuring the performance of 50 of the largest Shari’ah compliant U.S. stocks, the Dow Jones Islamic Market U.S. Titans 50 Index increased, closing at 2067.03. It represents a gain of 8.55 %. The U.S. blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 7.96%, closing at 10812.04.

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