Two REITs Added to S&P 500
Two real estate investment trusts,
Boston Properties
(BXP) - Get Boston Properties, Inc. Report
and
Kimco Realty
(KIM) - Get Kimco Realty Corporation Report
, are joining the
S&P 500
to replace existing members that are about to be acquired.
Boston Properties will replace
Cinergy
( CIN) in the S&P 500 after the close of trading March 31, Standard & Poor's said. Cinergy is being bought by
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Duke Energy
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, another member of the index.
Kimco will enter the index when trading closes April 3. Kimco is taking the spot currently held by
Jefferson Pilot
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, which is being acquired by S&P 500 member
Lincoln National
(LNC) - Get Lincoln National Corporation Report
.
Companies added to an index like the S&P 500 normally see their shares rise because of the demand from tracking funds, and both Boston Properties and Kimco were climbing in extended trading Tuesday.
Kimco was up $1.70, or 4.4%, to $40.45, and Boston was higher by $3.30, or 3.6%, at $94.60.
