S&P Latin America 40

The S&P Latin America 40 is a stock market index from Standard & Poor's of Latin American stocks.

The S&P Latin America 40 is a part of the S&P Global 1200 and includes highly liquid securities from major economic sectors of Mexican and South American equity markets. Companies from Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, and Chile are represented in this index. Representing approximately 70 percent of each country’s market capitalization, this index provides coverage of the large cap, liquid constituents of each key country in Latin America.

The S&P Latin America 40 is maintained by the S&P Index Committee, whose members include Standard and Poor's economists and index analysts. The goal of the Index Committee is to ensure that the S&P Latin America 40 remains an accurate measure of Latin American markets, reflecting the risk and return characteristics of the broader universe on an ongoing basis. As of April 7, 2006 S&P Latin America 40 consisted of forty companies, with a market capitalization of USD$ 277,131 million and a price index value of US$ 2,787.63.

Companies by Sector

Energy

*(PBR/A) Petrobras -PN (Petroleo Brasileiro SA) (ADR) Brazil
*(PBE) Petrobras Energia Part-B Argentina
*(TS) Tenaris Argentina

Financials

*(CHILE) Banco de Chile Chile
*(SAN) Banco Santander Chile (ADR) Chile
*(BBD) Banco Bradesco -PN (ADR) Brazil
*(GALI) Grupo Financiero Galicia SA-B Argentina
*(ITU) Banco Itaú -PN (Bco Itau Hldg Financeira) (ADR) Brazil
*(UBB) Unibanco -UNIT (Uniao de Bancos Brasileiros SA) (ADR) Brazil

Materials

*(ARA) Aracruz-PNB (ADR) Brazil
*(CEMEXCP) Cemex S.A. de C.V. -CPO Mexico
*(SID) Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional-ON (ADR) Brazil
*(CMPC) Empresa CMPC Chile
*(GGB) Gerdau S.A. -PN (ADR) Brazil
*(SQM/B) Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA -B Chile
*(RIO) Vale R Doce - ON (Companhia Vale do Rio Doce SA-CVRD) ( ADR) Brazil
*(RIO-P) Vale R Doce-PNA (Companhia Vale do Rio Doce ADR SA-CVRD) (ADR) Brazil

Consumer Staples

*(ABV) AmBev -PN (ADR) Brazil
*(DYS) Distribuidora y Servicios S.A. Chile
*(FEMSAUBDMM) Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A. de C.V. -UBD Mexico
*(GMODELOC) Grupo Modelo S.A. de C.V. -Serie C Mexico
*(KIMBERA) Kimberly-Clark de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. -Serie A Mexico
*(WALMEXV) Wal-Mart de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. -Serie V Mexico

Consumer Discretionary

*(TLEVICPO) Grupo Televisa S.A. de C.V. -CPO Mexico
*(FALAB) S.A.C.I. Falabella Chile

Telecommunications Services

*(AMXL) America Movil SA de CV Series L Mexico
*(BRP) Brasil Telecom Participacoes S.A. -PN (ADR) Brazil
*(CTCA) CTC - A (Cia. de Telecomunicaciones de Chile) Chile
*(TNE) Tele Norte Leste Participacoes SA-PN (ADR) Brazil
*(TELMEXL) Telefonos de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. -Serie L Mexico

Utilities

*(CIG) Cemig-PN (Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais SA) (ADR) Brazil
*(ELP) Copel -PNB (Companhia Paranaense de Energia SA) (ADR) Brazil
*(ELET3) Eletrobras-ON (Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA) Brazil
*(ELET6) Eletrobras-PNB (Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA) Brazil
*(ENDESA) Endesa-Chile Chile
*(ENERSIS) Enersis SA Chile

Industrials

*(ALFAA) Alfa S.A. -Serie A Mexico
*(COPEC) Cia. de Petroleos de Chile ( COPEC) Chile
*(ERJ) Embraer PN (ADR) Brazil
*(GCARSOA1) Grupo Carso S.A. de C.V. -Serie A1 Mexico

External links

* [http://www2.standardandpoors.com/portal/site/sp/en/us/page.topic/indices_lac/2,3,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0.html S&P page]