NEW YORK, March 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P MidCap 400
constituent Foot Locker Inc. (NYSE:FL) will replace Cameron
International Corp. (NYSE:CAM) in the S&P 500, and DCT
Industrial Trust Inc. (NYSE: DCT) will replace Foot Locker in the
S&P MidCap 400 after the close of trading on Friday, April 1. S&P 100 & 500
constituent Schlumberger Ltd (NYSE:SLB) is acquiring Cameron
International in a deal expected to be completed on or about that
date pending final conditions.
Foot Locker operates as an athletic shoes and apparel retailer.
Headquartered in New York, NY, the
company will be added to the S&P 500 (Global Industry
Classification Standard) Apparel Retail Sub-Industry index.
DCT Industrial Trust, a real estate investment trust (REIT),
specializes in the acquisition, development, leasing and management
of bulk distribution and light industrial properties. Headquartered
in Denver, CO, the company will be
added to the S&P MidCap 400 GICS Industrial REITs Sub-Industry
index.
Following is a summary of the changes:
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S&P 500 INDEX
– April 1, 2016
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COMPANY
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GICS ECONOMIC
SECTOR
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GICS
SUB-INDUSTRY
|
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ADDED
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Foot
Locker
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Consumer
Discretionary
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Apparel
Retail
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DELETED
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Cameron
International
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Energy
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Oil & Gas
Equipment &
Services
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S&P MIDCAP 400
INDEX – April 1, 2016
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COMPANY
|
GICS ECONOMIC
SECTOR
|
GICS
SUB-INDUSTRY
|
|
ADDED
|
DCT Industrial
Trust
|
Financials
|
Industrial
REITs
|
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DELETED
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Foot
Locker
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Consumer
Discretionary
|
Apparel
Retail
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