Global index provider MSCI Barra announced Wednesday changes to its equity indices that includes adding Delta Air Lines (DAL), ITT Educational Services (ESI), and Devry (DV) to the MSCI World Index.

The changes are part of a quarterly review.

For the MSCI Global Standard index, 25 securities will be added and 26 deleted, MSCI Barra said in a press release on its Web site, www.mscibarra.com.

Twenty-four securities will be added to and 35 securities will be deleted from the MSCI Global Small Cap Indices.

The three largest additions are XL Capital (XL), Lamar Advertising Co A (LAMR), and Genworth Financial A (GNW).

-By Peter Millard, Dow Jones Newswires; 5255-5001-5724; peter.millard@dowjones.com