Quintiles IMS Holdings Inc. and SBA Communications Corp. will join the S&P 500 Index , S&P Dow Jones Indices said late Thursday. Quintiles will replace Whole Foods Markets Inc. which was acquired by Amazon.com Inc. , on Aug. 29. On Sept. 1, SBA will replace DuPont , which is being merged with Dow Chemical Co. and will become DowDuPont Inc. under the ticker symbol “DWDP.” Shares of Quintiles rose 3.5% and SBA shares advanced 3.3% after hours.
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