A Share Change in the S&P/TSX Composite
Index
TORONTO, Oct. 2, 2017 /CNW/ - S&P Dow Jones Indices
Canadian Index Services will make the following changes in the
S&P/TSX Canadian Indices:
MacDonald Dettwiler and
Associates Ltd. (TSX:MDA) has completed the acquisition of
DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE:DGI). To reflect the issuance of common
shares as part of the transaction, the relative weight of
MacDonald Dettwiler will increase in
the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX
Completion, the S&P/TSX Composite Dividend and the S&P/TSX
Capped Industrials Indices prior to the open of trading on
Thursday, October 5, 2017. There will
be no change to the relative weight of MacDonald Dettwiler in the S&P/TSX Composite
Equal Weight, the S&P/TSX Composite Momentum – Lowest Quintile
or the S&P/TSX Equal Weight Industrials Indices.
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