TORONTO, March 11 /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 21, 2011:
S&P/TSX COMPOSITE INDEX
ADDITIONS
|
Issue Name
|
Symbol
|
60/Completion
|
Live Composite GICS Sector Index
|
China Gold Int'l Resources Corp. Ltd.
|
CGG
|
Completion
|
Materials
|
Legacy Oil + Gas Inc.
|
LEG
|
Completion
|
Energy
|
Mercator Minerals Ltd.
|
ML
|
Completion
|
Materials, Div. Metals & Mining
|
North American Palladium Ltd.
|
PDL
|
Completion
|
Materials
|
Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd.
|
NDM
|
Completion
|
Materials, Div. Metals & Mining
|
SouthGobi Resources Ltd.
|
SGQ
|
Completion
|
|
Trilogy Energy Corp.
|
TET
|
Completion
|
Energy
|
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 2011 - QUARTERLY REVIEW
ADDITIONS
|
|
|
|
Issue Name
|
Symbol
|
|
Exchange
|
Argonaut Gold Inc.
|
AR
|
|
TSX
|
Claude Resources Inc.
|
CRJ
|
|
TSX
|
Orezone Gold Corporation
|
ORE
|
|
TSX
|
Torex Gold Resources Inc.
|
TXG
|
|
TSX
|
S&P/TSX GLOBAL MINING INDEX - MARCH 2011 - QUARTERLY REVIEW
ADDITIONS
|
|
|
|
Issue Name
|
Symbol
|
|
Exchange
|
Argonaut Gold Inc.
|
AR
|
|
TSX
|
Claude Resources Inc.
|
CRJ
|
|
TSX
|
Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.
|
FVI
|
|
TSX
|
Great Panther Silver Limited
|
GPR
|
|
TSX
|
Orezone Gold Corporation
|
ORE
|
|
TSX
|
Sprott Resource Corp.
|
SCP
|
|
TSX
|
Torex Gold Resources Inc.
|
TXG
|
|
TSX
|
Western Copper Corporation
|
WRN
|
|
TSX
|
S&P/TSX GLOBAL BASE METALS INDEX - MARCH 2011 - QUARTERLY REVIEW
ADDITIONS
|
|
|
|
Issue Name
|
Symbol
|
|
Exchange
|
Sprott Resource Corp.
|
SCP
|
|
TSX
|
Western Copper Corporation
|
WRN
|
|
TSX
|
S&P/TSX COMPOSITE DIVIDEND INDEX - MARCH 2011 - QUARTERLY REVIEW
ADDITIONS
|
Issue Name
|
Symbol
|
Gildan Activewear Inc.
|
GIL
|
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.
|
MDA
|
Nordion Inc.
|
NDN
|
Petrominerales Ltd.
|
PMG
|
RONA Inc.
|
RON
|
Trilogy Energy Corp.
|
TET
|
Viterra Inc.
|
VT
|
DELETIONS
|
Issue Name
|
Symbol
|
NuVista Energy Ltd.
|
NVA
|
S&P/TSX EQUITY INCOME INDEX - MARCH 2011 - QUARTERLY REVIEW
ADDITIONS
|
Issue Name
|
Symbol
|
Fortis Inc.
|
FTS
|
Nordion Inc.
|
NDN
|
Rogers Communications Inc.
|
RCI.B
|
DELETIONS
|
Issue Name
|
Symbol
|
Bank of Nova Scotia
|
BNS
|
Canadian Oil Sands Limited
|
COS
|
Trinidad Drilling Ltd.
|
TDG
|
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.
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