TORONTO, March 13 /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 23, 2009:
S&P/TSX COMPOSITE INDEX
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ADDITIONS
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Live Composite GICS
Issue Name Symbol 60/Completion Sector Index
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Aurizon Mines Ltd. ARZ Completion Materials
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Franco-Nevada Corporation FNV Completion Materials
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Minefinders Corporation Ltd. MFL Completion Materials
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Osisko Mining Corporation OSK Completion Materials
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Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. PRE Completion Energy
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SXC Health Solutions Corp. SXC Completion Health Care
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DELETIONS
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Live Composite GICS
Issue Name Symbol 60/Completion Sector Index
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Calfrac Well Services Ltd. CFW Completion Energy
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Cascades Inc. CAS Completion Materials
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Connacher Oil and Gas Limited CLL Completion Energy
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Fairborne Energy Ltd. FEL Completion Energy
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Galleon Energy Inc. GO Completion Energy
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Harry Winston Diamond
Corporation HW Completion Materials
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Iteration Energy Ltd. ITX Completion Energy
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Kingsway Financial
Services Inc. KFS Completion Financials
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Newalta Inc. NAL Completion Industrials
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OPTI Canada Inc. OPC Completion Energy
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Paramount Resources Ltd. POU Completion Energy
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TimberWest Forest Corp. TWF.UN Completion Materials
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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 GOLD INDEX - MARCH 2009 - QUARTERLY REVIEW
ADDITIONS
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Issue Name Symbol Exchange
Franco-Nevada Corporation FNV TSX
Gammon Gold Inc. GAM TSX
Osisko Mining Corporation OSK TSX
S&P/TSX GLOBAL MINING INDEX - MARCH 2009 - QUARTERLY REVIEW
ADDITIONS
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Issue Name Symbol Exchange
Franco-Nevada Corporation FNV TSX
Mechel OAO ADR MTL NYSE
Osisko Mining Corporation OSK TSX
Sterlite Industries India Ltd. SLT NYSE
DELETIONS
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Issue Name Symbol Exchange
Century Aluminum Co. CENX NASDAQ
Harry Winston Diamond Corporation HW TSX
Hecla Mining Co. HL NYSE
International Coal Group Inc. ICO NYSE
Quadra Mining Ltd. QUA 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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