Press release from CNW Group
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices
Friday, September 10, 2010
TORONTO, Sept. 10 /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, September 20, 2010:
<< S&P/TSX COMPOSITE INDEX ----------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ADDITIONS --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Live Composite GICS Issue Name Symbol 60/Completion Sector Index ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Allied Properties REIT AP.UN Completion Income Trust, Real Estate, REIT ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anatolia Minerals Development Limited ANO Completion Materials ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Artis REIT AX.UN Completion Income Trust, Real Estate, REIT ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Calfrac Well Services Ltd. CFW Completion Energy ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Colossus Minerals Inc. CSI Completion Materials ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Genworth MI Canada Inc. MIC Completion Financials ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Guyana Goldfields Inc. GUY Completion Materials ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nevsun Resources Ltd. NSU Completion Materials ------------------------------------------------------------------------- OceanaGold Corporation OGC Completion Materials ------------------------------------------------------------------------- DELETIONS --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Live Composite GICS Issue Name Symbol 60/Completion Sector Index ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sears Canada Inc. SCC Completion Consumer Discretionary ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - SEPTEMBER 2010 - QUARTERLY REVIEW ADDITIONS --------- Issue Name Symbol Exchange Globe Specialty Metals, Inc. GSM NASDAQ S&P/TSX GLOBAL BASE METALS INDEX - SEPTEMBER 2010 - QUARTERLY REVIEW ADDITIONS --------- Issue Name Symbol Exchange Globe Specialty Metals, Inc. GSM NASDAQ Imperial Metals Corporation III TSX S&P/TSX CLEAN TECHNOLOGY INDEX - SEPTEMBER 2010 - ANNUAL REVIEW ADDITIONS --------- Issue Name Symbol Exchange 5N Plus Inc. VNP TSX Capital Power Income L.P. CPA.UN TSX Magma Energy Corp. MXY TSX Tembec Inc. TMB TSX >>
Company additions to and deletions from an S&P equity 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) 507-3204, sp_index@standardandpoors.com; Dave Guarino, 1 212 438 1471, Dave_guarino@standardandpoors.com