S&P Announces Changes to US Indices: FCX for SGP, PCLN for SGP, MXB for PCLN

October 29, 2009 5:18 PM EDT

S&P 500 constituent Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX) will replace Schering-Plough Corp. (NYSE: SGP) in the S&P 100, S&P MidCap 400 constituent Priceline.com Inc. (NASDAQ: PCLN) will replace Schering-Plough in the S&P 500, and MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MXB) will replace Priceline.com in the S&P MidCap 400, all after the close of trading on a date to be announced. Schering-Plough is merging with S&P 100 and 500 constituent Merck & Co. (NYSE: MRK) in a deal expected to be completed soon pending final approvals.


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FCX 85.33

+0.76 +0.90%
Volume: 11,690,739
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MRK 36.42

-0.04 -0.11%
Volume: 22,751,341
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MXB 31.12

+0.25 +0.81%
Volume: 692,288
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PCLN 211.89

+3.14 +1.50%
Volume: 2,044,255
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SGP 28.15

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 90,956,831
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