The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced changes to the NASDAQ OMX 100 Index(sm) (Symbol:QOMX) as a part of the yearly rebalancing process. The NASDAQ OMX 100 Index is a market-capitalization weighted index comprised of the 100 largest companies listed on the combined exchanges of the NASDAQ OMX Group.
The following eight securities were added to the index effective after market close on Friday, September 19, 2008:
Symbol Company Name CME CME Group Inc. Class A Common Stock CA CA Inc. Common Stock FAST Fastenal Company Common Stock JOYG Joy Global Inc. Common Stock LLTC Linear Technology Corporation Common Stock XLNX Xilinx, Inc. Common Stock SIAL Sigma-Aldrich Corporation Common Stock ALTR Altera Corporation Common Stock
The following eight securities were removed from the index effective after market close on Friday, September 19, 2008:
Symbol Company Name EXPE Expedia, Inc. Common Stock HOLX Hologic, Inc. Common Stock KAUP Kaupthing Bank KLAC KLA-Tencor Corporation Common Stock MEO1V Metso Corporation NES1V Neste Oil Corporation SKA B Skanska AB ser. B VRSN VeriSign, Inc. Common Stock
To view the complete list of the securities included in NASDAQ OMX 100 Index, visit http://media.primezone.com/cache/6948/file/6086.pdf .
Additionally, NASDAQ OMX will introduce the NASDAQ OMX Europe Index(sm) (Symbol:NEUX) on September 26, 2008. The NASDAQ OMX Europe Index is the latest in a series of innovative indexes launched by NASDAQ OMX Global Financial Products (GFP) and a continuation of NASDAQ OMX's commitment to designing and calculating world-class indexes.
The NASDAQ OMX Europe Index will be a market capitalized weighted index designed to track the companies traded on the NASDAQ OMX Europe marketplace. The Index will commence calculation with a value of 1500.00 on September 26, 2008. The NASDAQ OMX Europe Index will be calculated in euros and disseminated every 15 seconds across the combined exchanges.
