Avon hit by Dow Jones S&P Index removal

Published: 20-Mar-2015
Finance

Avon has been removed from the Dow Jones S&P Index

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Despite a 50-year presence in the Dow Jones S&P index – a collection of America’s largest 500 companies and a bellwether of US economic health - Avon has been removed from it.

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