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Standard & Poor's Announces Changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nDec. 24, 2009 (Canada NewsWire Group) -- TORONTO, Dec. 24 /CNW/ -- Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Thursday, December 24, 2009:- The shares of Roxmark Mines Limited (TSXVN:RMK) will be removed fromthe index. The company will be delisted subsequent to an amalgamationagreement with Ontex Resources Limited.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.About Standard & Poor's Index ServicesStandard & Poor's Index Services, the world's leading index provider, maintains a wide variety of investable and benchmark indices to meet an array of investor needs. Over $1 trillion is directly indexed to Standard & Poor's family of indices, which includes the S&P 500, the world's most followed stock market index, the S&P Global 1200, a composite index comprised of seven regional and country headline indices, the S&P Global BMI, an index with approximately 11,000 constituents and the S&P GSCI, the industry's most closely-watched commodities index. For more information, please visit www.standardandpoors.com/indices.About Standard & Poor'sStandard & Poor's, a subsidiary of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), is the world's foremost provider of independent credit ratings, indices, risk evaluation, investment research and data. With offices in 23 countries and markets, Standard & Poor's is an essential part of the world's financial infrastructure and has played a leading role for nearly 150 years in providing investors with the independent benchmarks they need to feel more confident about their investment and financial decisions. For more information, visit: www.standardandpoors.com.\n\n\n\n","length":2020,"tagName":"div"}]