European blue chips

The most famous blue chip stocks in Europe usually take part in any of DJ STOXX indices, because they cover Europe, the Eurozone and the Eastern Europe.

Besides, there are country-specific indices such as the french CAC40 (includes e.g. Renault, ArcelorMittal) and german DAX30 (includes e.g. Commerzbank.)

Western Europe stock markets, image from Patria.cz

Here are some diverse examples of high-quality stocks:

Iberdrola

Spain's second-largest utility company.


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Luxottica Group

Sells glasses and sunglasses under its own brands (such as Ray-Ban) or licensed brands (such as Versace, Chanel and Prada).

Nestle

Switzerland company. The largest food company in the world, gets 21% of its revenue from Asia, Africa and Oceania and 37% from its European home market.

Top 15 companies in Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50

Ordered by weight in Dow Jones Euro STOXX 50 index.

CompanyWeightCountry
Total6.8108 %France
Telefonica4.8276 %Spain
E.ON4.1450 %Germany
BCO Santander4.1238 %Spain
Sanofi-Aventis3.8975 %France
GDF Suez3.4926 %France
Volkswagen3.4778 %Germany
ENI3.3184 %Italy
BNP Paribas3.1594 %France
Nokia3.1283 %Finland
France Telecom2.9167 %France
Deutsche Telekom2.7181 %Germany
Siemens2.7090 %Germany
Bayer2.4501 %Germany
BCO Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria2.3576 %Spain

Euro STOXX index information