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 69.71

-0.81 -1.15%
Volume: 30,749
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AVAV 28.95

-0.11 -0.38%
Volume: 61,975
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BLUD 18.70

-0.38 -1.99%
Volume: 167,159
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BRLI 32.28

-0.24 -0.74%
Volume: 23,143
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FBN 4.18

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 168,368
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JNJ 62.89

-0.41 -0.65%
Volume: 6,081,102
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LSTR 37.42

-0.33 -0.87%
Volume: 208,259
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MNT 31.01

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 491,365
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PSUN 3.27

-0.21 -6.03%
Volume: 809,918
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