S&P Announces Changes to US Indices: LSTR for PSUN, ASEI for LSTR, BLUD for FBN, AVAV for BLUD, BRLI for MNT

January 14, 2009 5:23 PM EST

S&P SmallCap 600 constituent Landstar System Inc. (NASDAQ: LSTR) will replace Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. (NASDAQ: PSUN) in the S&P MidCap 400, and American Science and Engineering Inc. (NASDAQ: ASEI) will replace Landstar System in the S&P SmallCap 600, after the close of trading on Friday, January 16. On the same date, S&P SmallCap 600 constituent Immucor Inc. (NASDAQ: BLUD) will replace Furniture Brands International Inc. (NYSE: FBN) in the S&P MidCap 400, and AeroVironment Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV) will replace Immucor in the S&P SmallCap 600. As of today’s close of trading, Pacific Sunwear and Furniture Brands had market capitalizations of approximately $74 million and $109 million respectively, whereas the minimum market capitalization needed for admission to the S&P MidCap 400 index is currently $750 million.

Bio-Reference Laboratories Inc. (NASDAQ: BRLI) will replace Mentor Corp. (NYSE: MNT) in the S&P SmallCap 600 after the close of trading on a date to be announced. S&P 100 & 500 constituent Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) is acquiring Mentor in a transaction expected to be completed soon, pending final approvals.


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ASEI 70.94

-1.11 -1.54%
Volume: 102,031
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AVAV 28.02

-0.53 -1.86%
Volume: 76,004
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BLUD 18.40

-0.28 -1.50%
Volume: 356,512
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BRLI 32.17

-0.45 -1.38%
Volume: 37,354
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FBN 4.12

-0.25 -5.72%
Volume: 118,911
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JNJ 61.22

+0.47 +0.77%
Volume: 9,635,058
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LSTR 36.49

-0.35 -0.95%
Volume: 272,905
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MNT 31.01

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 491,365
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PSUN 4.73

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Volume: 1,855,799
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