"The Nasdaq Stock Market has said that the annual re-ranking of the NASDAQ-100 Index, will be effective with the market open on Monday, December 19, 2005. The new listing includes Red Hat and Google.
"'The re-ranking is a unique event in that investors ultimately determine which companies are members of one of the most closely followed indexes in the world,' said John L. Jacobs, executive vice president, NASDAQ. 'The re-ranking process is objective, rules-based and transparent--one that ensures the NASDAQ-100 Index will continue to be an important benchmark by which you can invest in a diverse array of NASDAQ-listed companies...'"
