Standard & Poor's Announces Changes to U.S. Indices
NEW YORK, March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's will make the following changes to the S&P 500, S&P SmallCap 600 and S&P REIT Composite indices:
* Google Inc. (NASD: GOOG) will replace Burlington Resources Inc.
(NYSE: BR) in the S&P 500 after the close of trading on Friday, March
31. Burlington Resources is being acquired by S&P 500 constituent
ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) in a deal expected to close on or about that
date, pending final approvals.
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