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Extract Resources to join Australia key share index

Fri Jun 5, 2009 3:06am EDT

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SYDNEY, June 5 (Reuters) - Extract Resources Ltd (EXT.AX), Molopo Australia Ltd (MPO.AX) and Charter Hall Group Ltd (CHC.AX) will be included to Australia's benchmark S&P/ASX 200 share index .AXJO, index compiler Standard & Poor's said in a statement on Friday.

The changes were announced as part of S&P's June quarter rebalancing, which resulted in Kagara Ltd (KZL.AX), Valad Property Group Ltd (VPG.AX) and NRW Holdings Ltd (NWH.AX) leaving the index.

The changes are effective from close of trade on June 19. ($1=A$1.25) (Reporting by Denny Thomas;)



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