Deutsche Boerse promoted to euro-zone blue-chip stocks index in reshuffle

LONDON (Reuters) - Deutsche Boerse <DB1Gn.DE> will be promoted to the euro-zone blue chip stocks benchmark, Euro STOXX 50 <.STOXXe50> on Sept. 23, replacing WFD Unibail-Rodamco <URW.AS> as part of the semi-annual reshuffle, the index operator said on Monday.

Telefonica <TEF.MC>, Glencore <GLEN.L> and BBVA <BBVA.MC> will leave the wider European blue-chip index <.STOXX50>, and will be replaced by Iberdrola <IBE.MC>, Enel <ENEI.MI> and Relx <REL.L>.

Orsted <ORSTED.CO> will be added to the STOXX Nordic 30 while AP Moller Maersk <MAERSKb.CO> will be deleted from the index.

(Reporting by Josephine Mason)