To: Kimberly Lee who wrote (7108 ) 6/3/1999 11:02:00 PM From: Glenn Petersen Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 108040
Kimberly, you might want to try and pick up some VISX on Instinet in the morning. After the close today, it was announced that VISX is going to be added to the Nasdaq 100 Index effective June 10. There should be a nice pop at the open tomorrow and, assuming that the job numbers don't tank the market, a bit of a follow through.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.