Stoxx scores with first European football index

Stoxx has created the first football index for Europe. The Dow Jones Stoxx Football Index, launched ...

Stoxx has created the first football index for Europe. The Dow Jones Stoxx Football Index, launched on 22 April, includes all 33 clubs listed for trading on European stock exchanges, with components from 17 countries. Scott Stark, managing director at Stoxx, said: 'We felt the special relationship the European community shares with its sports teams warranted creating this unique index. 'Our hope is that the football index will allow Europeans to track the performance of football teams like they currently track equity markets.' The Dow Jones Stoxx Football Index is free-float market ...