Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

TORONTO, Sept. 10 /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, September 20, 2010:

    
    S&P/TSX COMPOSITE INDEX
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    ADDITIONS
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                                                      Live Composite GICS
    Issue Name             Symbol  60/Completion         Sector Index
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    Allied Properties REIT  AP.UN    Completion    Income Trust, Real Estate,
                                                             REIT
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    Anatolia Minerals
     Development Limited     ANO     Completion            Materials
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    Artis REIT              AX.UN    Completion    Income Trust, Real Estate,
                                                             REIT
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    Calfrac Well Services
     Ltd.                    CFW     Completion             Energy
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    Colossus Minerals Inc.   CSI     Completion            Materials
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    Genworth MI Canada Inc.  MIC     Completion           Financials
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    Guyana Goldfields Inc.   GUY     Completion            Materials
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    Nevsun Resources Ltd.    NSU     Completion            Materials
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    OceanaGold Corporation   OGC     Completion            Materials
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    DELETIONS
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                                                      Live Composite GICS
    Issue Name             Symbol  60/Completion         Sector Index
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    Sears Canada Inc.        SCC     Completion      Consumer Discretionary
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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 MINING INDEX - SEPTEMBER 2010 - QUARTERLY REVIEW

             ADDITIONS
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                    Issue Name             Symbol         Exchange
             Globe Specialty Metals, Inc.   GSM            NASDAQ


     S&P/TSX GLOBAL BASE METALS INDEX - SEPTEMBER 2010 - QUARTERLY REVIEW

             ADDITIONS
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                    Issue Name             Symbol         Exchange
             Globe Specialty Metals, Inc.   GSM            NASDAQ
             Imperial Metals Corporation    III              TSX


       S&P/TSX CLEAN TECHNOLOGY INDEX - SEPTEMBER 2010 - ANNUAL REVIEW

             ADDITIONS
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                    Issue Name             Symbol         Exchange
             5N Plus Inc.                   VNP              TSX
             Capital Power Income L.P.     CPA.UN            TSX
             Magma Energy Corp.             MXY              TSX
             Tembec Inc.                    TMB              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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