VISX becomes a component of the Nasdaq-100 Index. This should be worth a few points on Friday morning:
biz.yahoo.com
Thursday June 3, 5:15 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.
VISX, Incorporated, to Join Nasdaq-100 Index Beginning June 10, 1999
WASHINGTON, June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- VISX, Incorporated (Nasdaq: VISX- news), of Santa Clara, California, will become a component of the Nasdaq-100 Index®, effective at the beginning of trading Thursday, June 10, 1999. VISX will replace Nordstrom, Inc. (Nasdaq: NOBE - news), which is delisting from The Nasdaq Stock Market®.
VISX, Inc., with a market capitalization of $3.5 billion, is a worldwide leader in the development of refractive laser technology. VISX systems are commercially available in the United States and markets worldwide.
The Nasdaq-100 Index, launched in January 1985, rose more than 80 percent in 1998, although past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance. The Nasdaq-Amex Market Group(SM), which operates The Nasdaq Stock Market® and the American Stock Exchange® (Amex®), is a subsidiary of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®), the largest securities-industry, self-regulatory organization in the United States. The union of Nasdaq® and Amex creates the world's first financial market that brings together central auction specialist and multiple Market Maker systems.
For more information on The Nasdaq-Amex Market Group, visit its Web site at nasdaq-amex.com or the Nasdaq-Amex Newsroom(SM) at
nasdaq-amexnews.com.
SOURCE: Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc |
