Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices
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Mar 14, 2008 01:22PM
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TORONTO, March 14 /CNW/ - Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes as a result of the Quarterly S&P/TSX Composite Index Review. These changes will be effective at the open on Monday, March 24, 2008:
<< S&P/TSX COMPOSITE INDEX ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ADDITIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Issue Name Symbol 60/Completion Live Composite GICS Sector Index ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aurelian Resources Inc. ARU Completion Materials ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canadian Hydro Developers, Inc. KHD Completion Utilities ------------------------------------------------------------------------- European Goldfields Limited EGU Completion Materials ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jaguar Mining Inc. JAG Completion Materials ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mercator Minerals Ltd. ML Completion Materials, Div. Metals & Mining ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Timminco Limited TIM Completion Materials, Div. Metals & Mining ------------------------------------------------------------------------- DELETIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Issue Name Symbol 60/Completion Live Composite GICS Sector Index ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connors Bros. Income Fund CBF.UN Completion Consumer Staples ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cott Corporation BCB Completion Consumer Staples ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>
Changes to the S&P/TSX Composite Index will also affect the S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index. Stocks added to or removed from the S&P/TSX Composite Index will also be added to or removed from the appropriate Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) sector index.
<< S&P/TSX GLOBAL MINING INDEX ADDITIONS Issue Name Symbol Exchange Altius Minerals Corporation ALS TSX Aura Minerals Inc. ORA TSX Aurelian Resources Inc. ARU TSX Detour Gold Corporation DGC TSX First Uranium Corporation FIU TSX James River Coal Corporation JRCC NASDAQ North American Palladium Ltd. PDL TSX Orezone Resources Inc. OZN TSX Timminco Limited TIM TSX DELETIONS Issue Name Symbol Exchange Evergreen Energy Inc. EEE AMEX Ur-Energy Inc. URE TSX S&P/TSX GLOBAL GOLD INDEX ADDITIONS Issue Name Symbol Exchange Aura Minerals Inc. ORA TSX Aurelian Resources Inc. ARU TSX Detour Gold Corporation DGC TSX Orezone Resources Inc. OZN TSX DELETIONS Issue Name Symbol Exchange Taseko Mines Ltd. TKO TSX >>
Company additions to and deletions from an S&P index do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.
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For further information: Tony North, (416) 507-3200, sp_index@standardandpoors.com; Dave Guarino, (212) 438-1471, dave_guarino@standardandpoors.com
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