Standard & Poor's announces changes in S&P/TSX Canadian indices

Standard & Poor’s announces changes in S&P/TSX Canadian indices

Eight issues added to S&P/TSX composite

By: IE Staff
March 14, 2006 March 14, 2006
08:50

Standard & Poor’s Canadian Index Operations yesterday announced the changes to the S&P/TSX comoposite index as a result of the quarterly index review. These changes will be effective after the close of business on Friday, March 17.

The following issues will added to the index:

Alamos Gold Inc. (AGI);
Cardiome Pharma Corp. (COM);
Connacher Oil & Gas Ltd. (CLL);
Eurozinc Mining Corp. (EZM);
ING Canada Inc. (IIC.LV);
Petrobank Energy & Resources Ltd. (PBG);
Silver Wheaton Corp. (SLW);
UEX Corp. (UEX).

Changes to the S&P/TSX composite index will also affect the S&P/TSX capped composite index.

Income Trusts that are part of the S&P/TSX composite index will now be at full capitalization after this review.

Calculation of the four provisional indices launched in the September 2005 quarterly index review –provisional S&P/TSX composite, capped composite, midcap and smallcap indices — will terminate after the close of Friday, March 17. At that time, their constituent names and relative weights will exactly match those of the S&P/TSX composite, capped composite, midcap and smallcap indices, respectively.