27th Mar 2008 14:59
Vedanta Resources PLC27 March 2008 27 March 2008 Inclusion of Sterlite Industries in the S&P India 10 Index Vedanta Resources plc is pleased to announce that its flagship Indiansubsidiary, Sterlite Industries (India) Limited ("Sterlite") has been includedin the recently launched S&P India 10 Index (the "S&P India 10"). The S&PIndia 10 is designed to provide investors with tradable exposure to the Indianequity market as well as serve as a basis upon which to create investmentproducts. Sterlite is the only company from the Materials sector in the S&P India 10. The S&P India 10 comprises ten of the largest and most liquid Indian companieswhich trade on developed market exchanges namely the Hong Kong Stock Exchange,the London Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ or the New York Stock Exchange. Inaddition, included companies must already be a constituent of the S&P/IFCI IndiaIndex, with a float-adjusted market capitalization above US$ 500 million andsix-month average daily trading value above US$ 1 million. For further information, please contact:Sumanth Cidambi [email protected] Director - Investor Relations Tel: +44 20 7659 4732 / +91 22 6646 1531Vedanta Resources plc Faeth Birch Robin WalkerFinsbury Tel: +44 20 7251 3801 About Vedanta Resources plc Vedanta Resources plc is a London listed FTSE 100 diversified metals and mininggroup. Its principal operations are located throughout India, with furtheroperations in Zambia and Australia. The major metals produced are aluminium,copper, zinc, lead and iron ore. For further information, please visitwww.vedantaresources.com. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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