NEW YORK, March 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P 500
constituents Danaher Corp. (NYSE:DHR), Duke Energy Corp. (NYSE:DUK)
and NextEra Energy Inc. (NYSE:NEE) will replace S&P 500
constituents Devon Energy Corp. (NYSE:DVN), Anadarko Petroleum
Corp. (NYSE:APC) and Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE:NSC) in the
S&P 100 after the close of trading on Friday, March 18. All companies being removed
from the S&P 100 will remain in the S&P 500. All companies
being added to the S&P 100 are more representative of the U.S.
mega-cap equity space.
Danaher, headquartered in Washington,
DC, designs, manufactures, and markets professional,
medical, industrial, and commercial products and services.
Duke Energy, headquartered in Charlotte, NC, operates as an energy
company.
NextEra Energy, headquartered in Juno
Beach, FL, generates, transmits, and distributes electric
energy.
Following is a summary of the changes:
S&P 100 INDEX
– March 18, 2016
|
|
COMPANY
|
GICS ECONOMIC
SECTOR
|
GICS
SUB-INDUSTRY
|
ADDED
|
Danaher
|
Industrials
|
Industrial
Conglomerates
|
|
Duke
Energy
|
Utilities
|
Electric
Utilities
|
|
NextEra
Energy
|
Utilities
|
Electric
Utilities
|
DELETED
|
Devon
Energy
|
Energy
|
Oil & Gas
Exploration & Production
|
|
Anadarko
Petroleum
|
Energy
|
Oil & Gas
Exploration & Production
|
|
Norfolk
Southern
|
Industrials
|
Railroads
|
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