TORONTO, Feb. 14 /CNW/ -- TORONTO, Feb. 14 /CNW/ - Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes:
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- The unitholders of Focus Energy Trust (TSX:FET.UN) have accepted the
unit exchange offer of 0.425 ERF.UN units per unit of FET.UN from
Enerplus Resources Fund (TSX:ERF.UN). Focus Energy Trust will be
removed from the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX
Completion and Capped Energy, the S&P/TSX Income Trust and Capped
Energy Trust and the S&P/TSX SmallCap Indices. The relative weight
of Enerplus will increase in the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped
Composite, the S&P/TSX 60 and 60 Capped, the S&P/TSX Capped Energy,
the S&P/TSX Income Trust and the S&P/TSX Capped Energy Trust Indices
to reflect the issuance of units as part of the transaction, which
will be effective after the close on Tuesday, February 19, 2008.
- Goldcorp Trading (Barbados) Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of
Goldcorp Inc. (TSX:G), has completed the sale of its 48% stake in
Silver Wheaton Corp. (TSX:SLW). The relative weight of Silver
Wheaton will increase in the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite,
the S&P/TSX Completion and Equity Completion, the S&P/TSX Capped
Materials, the S&P/TSX Equity and Capped Equity and the S&P/TSX
Global Mining Indices to reflect the increase in float shares as
part of the transaction, which will be effective after the close on
Friday, February 22, 2008.
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