OREANDA-NEWS. March 06, 2013. Polymetal International plc (LSE: POLY) (together with its subsidiaries, including JSC “Polymetal” – “Polymetal”, the “Company”, or the “Group”) is pleased to announce that following the quarterly review of the STOXX Europe 600 Index (“Index”), STOXX Ltd. announced inclusion of Polymetal in the Index, which will become effective on March 18, 2013.

The Index component weightings will be announced on March 8, 2013 after the close of markets.
The Index reflects the performance of 600 large, mid and small capitalisation companies across 18 countries of the European region on a total return basis. As of January 31, 2013, the total free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted STOXX Europe 600 Index was €5.82 trillion.

STOXX Ltd. is an independent global index provider, currently calculating a STOXX Global Index family of over 6,000 strictly rules-based and transparent indices. The STOXX indices are licensed to over 400 companies around the world as underlyings for Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), futures & options, structured products and passively-managed investment funds. Three of the top ETFs in Europe and 30 percent of all assets under management are based on STOXX indices. STOXX Ltd. is part of Deutsche Boerse AG and SIX.