Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices
TORONTO, March 12 /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 22, 2010:
S&P/TSX COMPOSITE INDEX
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ADDITIONS
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Issue Name Symbol 60/Completion Live Composite GICS
Sector Index
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Atlantic Power
Corporation ATP Completion Utilities
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Bankers Petroleum Ltd. BNK Completion Energy
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Dundee REIT D.UN Completion Income Trust,
Real Estate, REIT
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Eastern Platinum
Limited ELR Completion Materials
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GMP Capital Inc. GMP Completion Financials
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Golden Star
Resources Ltd. GSC Completion Materials
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Ivanhoe Energy Inc. IE Completion Energy
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Jaguar Mining Inc. JAG Completion Materials
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Linamar Corporation LNR Completion Consumer Discretionary
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NovaGold Resources Inc. NG Completion Materials
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Northgate Minerals
Corporation NGX Completion Materials
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Western Coal Corp. WTN Completion Materials,
Div. Metals & Mining
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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 2010 - QUARTERLY REVIEW
ADDITIONS
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Issue Name Symbol Exchange
B2Gold Corp. BTO TSX
Centerra Gold Inc. CG TSX
Detour Gold Corporation DGC TSX
European Goldfields Limited EGU TSX
Gabriel Resources Limited GBU TSX
Golden Star Resources Ltd. GSC TSX
Great Basin Gold Ltd. GBG TSX
Guyana Goldfields Inc. GUY TSX
Jaguar Mining Inc. JAG TSX
Jinshan Gold Mines Inc. JIN TSX
Kirkland Lake Gold Inc. KGI TSX
Minefinders Corporation Ltd MFL TSX
Northgate Minerals Corporation NGX TSX
NovaGold Resources Inc. NG TSX
S&P/TSX GLOBAL MINING INDEX - MARCH 2010 - QUARTERLY REVIEW
ADDITIONS
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Issue Name Symbol Exchange
Anatolia Minerals Development
Limited ANO TSX
Anvil Mining Limited AVM TSX
Aura minerals Inc. ORA TSX
B2Gold Corp. BTO TSX
Brush Engineered Materials Inc. BW NYSE
Capstone Mining Corp. CS TSX
Centerra Gold Inc. CG TSX
Denison Mines Corp. DML TSX
Detour Gold Corporation DGC TSX
Eastern Platinum Limited ELR TSX
European Goldfields Limited EGU TSX
FNX Mining Company Inc. FNX TSX
Fronteer Development Group Inc. FRG TSX
Gabriel Resources Limited GBU TSX
Golden Star Resources Ltd. GSC TSX
Grande Cache Coal Corporation GCE TSX
Great Basin Gold Ltd. GBG TSX
Guyana Goldfields Inc. GUY TSX
Jaguar Mining Inc. JAG TSX
Jinshan Gold Mines Inc. JIN TSX
Kirkland Lake Gold Inc. KGI TSX
Mercator Minerals Ltd. ML TSX
Minefinders Corporation Ltd MFL TSX
Mirabela Nickel Ltd. MNB TSX
North American Palladium Ltd. PDL TSX
Northgate Minerals Corporation NGX TSX
NovaGold Resources Inc. NG TSX
Stillwater Mining Company SWC NYSE
Taseko Mines Limited TKO TSX
Western Coal Corp. WTN TSX
S&P/TSX GLOBAL BASE METALS INDEX - MARCH 2010 - QUARTERLY REVIEW
ADDITIONS
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Issue Name Symbol Exchange
Anatolia Minerals Development
Limited ANO TSX
Anvil Mining Limited AVM TSX
Aura minerals Inc. ORA TSX
Brush Engineered Materials Inc. BW NYSE
Capstone Mining Corp. CS TSX
FNX Mining Company Inc. FNX TSX
Fronteer Development Group Inc. FRG TSX
Grande Cache Coal Corporation GCE TSX
Mercator Minerals Ltd. ML TSX
Mirabela Nickel Ltd. MNB TSX
Taseko Mines Limited TKO TSX
Western Coal Corp. WTN TSX
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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For further information: Tony North, (416) 507-3204, [email protected]; Dave Guarino, (212) 438-1471, [email protected]
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