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Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\nTORONTO, Nov. 16 /CNW/ - Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations\nannounces the following index changes effective after the close of business on\nThursday, November 17, 2005:\n\n- The shareholders of Terasen Inc. (TSX:TER) have approved the\n acquisition of the company by Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP\n (NYSE:KMP). The company will be removed from the S&P/TSX Composite,\n the S&P/TSX Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX MidCap, the S&P/TSX Capped\n Utilities, the Provisional S&P/TSX Composite and the Provisional\n S&P/TSX MidCap indices. Terasen will be replaced by ShawCor Ltd.\n (TSX:SCL.SV.A) in the S&P/TSX MidCap Index and by Canadian Oil Sands\n Trust (TSX:COS.UN) in the Provisional S&P/TSX MidCap Index.\n\nCompany additions to and deletions from an S&P equity index do not in any\nway reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.\n\nStandard & Poor's is the world's foremost provider of independent credit\nratings, indices, risk evaluation, investment research, data and valuations.\nWith approximately 6,500 employees located in 22 countries, Standard & Poor's\nis an essential part of the world's financial infrastructure and has played a\nleading role for more than 140 years in providing investors with the\nindependent benchmarks they need to feel more confident about their investment\nand financial decisions. For more information, visit www.standardandpoors.com.\n\nFounded in 1888, The McGraw-Hill Companies is a leading global\ninformation services provider meeting worldwide needs in the financial\nservices, education and business information markets through leading brands\nsuch as Standard & Poor's, BusinessWeek and McGraw-Hill Education. The\nCorporation has more than 280 offices in 37 countries. Sales in 2004 were\n$5.3 billion.\nAdditional information is available at http://www.mcgraw-hill.com.\n\n\n","length":1959,"tagName":"div"}]