Standard & Poor's Announces Changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index
30.11.2011 | CNW
TORONTO, Nov. 30, 2011 /CNW/ - Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index:The shares of Trade Winds Ventures Inc. (TSXVN: TWD) will be removed from the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close today, Wednesday, November 30, 2011. The shares of the company will be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange having been acquired by Detour Gold Corporation.
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