DENVER, Colo., Dec. 15 /CNW/ -- ROYAL GOLD, INC. (Nasdaq: RGLD; TSX: RGL), the world's leading precious metals royalty company, today announced that the Company has been added to the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index, effective Monday, December 18, 2006. Based in Canada, this new index will track key gold mining companies worldwide. The index, formerly called the S&P/TSX Capped Gold Index, was recently expanded and renamed to reflect a broader coverage due to the inclusion of foreign-listed stocks.
Royal Gold is also part of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange's Gold & Silver Index (XAU) which is a capitalization-weighted index composed of 16 companies involved in the gold and silver mining industry.
Royal Gold, Inc. is a precious metals royalty company engaging in the acquisition and management of precious metals royalty interests. Royal Gold is publicly traded on NASDAQ (Global Select Market), under the symbol "RGLD," and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "RGL." The Company's web page is located at www.royalgold.com.