TORONTO, March 9 /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 19, 2007:
S&P/TSX COMPOSITE INDEX
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ADDS
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Live Composite GICS
Issue Name Symbol 60/Completion Sector Index
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Addax Petroleum AXC Completion Energy
Corporation
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Anvil Mining AVM Completion Materials, Metals & Mining
Limited
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Cominar REIT CUF.UN Completion REIT, Real Estate
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Dundee Wealth DW Completion Financials
Management Inc.
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Dynatec Corporation DY Completion Materials, Metals & Mining
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Eastern Platinum ELR Completion Materials, Metals & Mining
Ltd.
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Fronteer Development FRG Completion Materials, Metals & Mining
Group Inc.
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North West NWF.UN Completion Consumer Discretionary
Company Fund
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Pinetree Capital PNP Completion Financials
Ltd.
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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) index.
S&P/TSX GLOBAL GOLD INDEX
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ADDS
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Issue Name Symbol
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Moto Goldmines Limited MGL
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Semafo Inc. SMF
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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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