DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
Standard & Poor's announced a number of changes to its
indexes, including adding Cablevision Systems Corp. (CVC) and
Netflix Inc. (NFLX) to its S&P 500 index, in moves that it says
better reflect the market value of the companies.
F5 Networks Inc. (FFIV) and Newfield Exploration Co. (NFX) were
also added to the S&P 500 index, in changes that will take
place after the close of trading on Dec. 17.
Cablevision is replacing King Pharmaceuticals Inc. (KG), which
is set to be acquired by Pfizer Inc. (PFE). The other three are
replacing The New York Times Co. (NYT), Office Depot Inc. (ODP) and
Eastman Kodak Co. (EK). Those companies will likewise be placed in
the S&P MidCap 400 index.
S&P said the companies moving to the S&P 500 all have
market capitalizations above $7 billion, while the companies moving
to the S&P MidCap 400 were valued between $1 billion and $3.5
billion.
Additionally, S&P SmallCap 600 companies SM Energy Co. (SM),
Concur Technologies Inc. (CNQR) and East West Bancorp Inc. (EWBC)
will join the S&P MidCap 400, swapping places with Corinthian
Colleges Inc. (COCO), Wilmington Trust Corp. (WL) and Coldwater
Creek Inc. (CWTR).
Shares for the four companies moving into the S&P 500 index
all rose in after-hours trading, as they often do when such moves
are announced. That is because many portfolio managers try to track
the index and to do that, they must buy shares of the companies
that become part of it.
-By John Kell, Dow Jones Newswires; 212-416-2480;
john.kell@dowjones.com