S&P Dow Jones Indices launches Nordic Low Volatility Index

New index tracks 30 of the least volatile stocks in the Nordic region; MSCI focuses on sustainable dividends in China; Stoxx launches equal-weighted China A 50 index; StanChart Globalization Index reaches new high in April

S&P Dow Jones Indices has launched the S&P Nordic Low Volatility Index, which tracks the performance of the 30 least volatile stocks in the S&P Nordic Broad Market Index. The index constituents consist of companies based in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.

MSCI has launched the MSCI China A High Dividend Yield (HDY) Index, which will include stocks with a track record of sustainable dividend payouts and dividend growth. The index includes securities that offer a high dividend yield relative to that of its parent index, the MSCI China A Index.

S&P Dow Jones Indices has launched the S&P Emerging Markets Volatility Short-Term Futures Index, which measures the return from a daily rolling long position in the first- and second-month CBOE Emerging Markets ETF Volatility Index futures contracts.

Stoxx has launched the China A 50 Equal Index, which consists of the same components as the recently launched China A 50 Index but weights them equally. While the top 10 components in the Stoxx China A 50 Index make up roughly 46% of the index, in the equal-weight index this percentage decreases to 20%.

S&P Dow Jones Indices has launched the S&P 500 Stock Covered Call Index family, which consists of the S&P 500 Stock Covered Call Index, the S&P 500 Financial Select Sector Stock Covered Call Index and the S&P 500 Energy Select Sector Stock Covered Call Index.

Standard Chartered has announced that the Standard Chartered Renminbi Globalisation Index reached a high of 925 in April, up 3.7% from March. The figures come from the growing pool of Dim Sum bonds and certificates of deposit (CDs). London's market share in the RGI surpassed Singapore's in April for the first time since December 2011.

MSCI has announced the inclusion of more indexes in its Global Sustainability Indices family. The additional indexes include new MSCI enviromental, social and governance (ESG) indexes, as well as the MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Index and the MSCI ACWI ESG Index.