Two Commodity Stocks Added: Two Stocks Deleted from Thomson Reuters/Jefferies CRB In-The-Ground Global Commodity Equity Index in Quarterly Rebalancing

NEW YORK, March 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Thomson Reuters/Jefferies CRB In-The-Ground Global Commodity Equity Index (TICKER: CRBQX) will add two new components, effective 6:00 PM (EDT) Sunday, March 20, 2011.  Two stocks will be deleted from the index, maintaining the number of index components at 150.

The additions to CRBQX are: Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (TICKER: KLK MK) and First Quantum Minerals Ltd (TICKER: FM CN).

The deletions from CRBQX are: Danisco A/S (TICKER: DCO DC) and Angang Steel Co Ltd.

These additions and deletions affect two CRB-EQ sub-indexes:

CRBAX (Agriculture) deleted Danisco A/S (TICKER: DCO DC) and added Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (TICKER: KLK MK).

CRBIX (Industrial Metals) deleted Angang Steel Co Ltd (TICKER: 347 HK) and added First Quantum Minerals Ltd (TICKER: FM CN).

The Thomson Reuters/Jefferies CRB Wildcatters Energy E&P Equity Index (TICKER: WCATI) will add nine new components, effective 6:00 PM (EDT) Sunday, March 20, 2011.  Four stocks will be deleted from the index, changing the number of index components to 67.

The additions to WCATI are: Southern Pacific Resources Co (TICKER: STP CN); GMX Resources Inc (TICKER: GMXR US); BNK Petroleum Inc (TICKER: BKX CN); FX Energy Inc (TICKER: FXEN US); Callon Petroleum Co (TICKER: CPE US); WestFire Energy Ltd (TICKER: WFE CN); Endeavor International Corp (TICKER: END US); Cequence Energy Ltd (TICKER: CQE CN) and Anderson Energy Ltd (TICKER: AXL CN).

The deletions from WCATI are: Brigham Exploration Co (TICKER: BEXP US); SandRidge Energy Inc (TICKER: SD US); Chinook Energy Inc (TICKER: CKE CN); and OPTI Canada Inc (TICKER: OPC CN).

A complete list of constituents and weights will be posted on the Thomson Reuters/Jefferies CRB Equity Indexes family website (http://www.crbequityindexes.com/indexdata-form.php) as of the effective date.

The Thomson Reuters/Jefferies CRB In-The-Ground Global Commodity Equity Index (TICKER: CRBQX) is an equity index designed to serve as a benchmark for globally traded stocks that are principally engaged in the production and distribution of commodities, including energy, metals and agricultural products.

Detailed information on the CRBQX and WCATI is available at http://www.crbequityindexes.com/ and most vendors of financial data.

SOURCE Thomson Reuters/Jefferies CRB In-The-Ground Global Commodity Index