Kraft Foods Inc. to Join the NASDAQ-100 Index Beginning July 23, 2012
July 13 2012 - 8:05PM
Kraft Foods Inc. (Nasdaq:KFT) will become a component of the
NASDAQ-100 Index® (Nasdaq:NDX), the NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index
(Nasdaq:NDXE) and the NASDAQ-100 Ex-Tech Sector Index prior to
market open on Monday, July 23, 2012. Kraft Foods Inc. will replace
Ctrip.com International, Ltd. (Nasdaq:CTRP).
Kraft Foods Inc. is headquartered in Northfield, Illinois, and
has a market capitalization of approximately $69.1 billion. For
more information about the company, go to
www.kraftfoodscompany.com.
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