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NEW YORK (AP) -- Standard & Poor's said Monday freight forwarder and customs broker Expeditors International of Washington Inc. will replace electric utility TXU Corp. in the S&P 500. Expeditors International is slated to join the index after the close of trading on Tuesday. TXU is being purchased by private-equity investors in a transaction expected to close on or around that date. Fertilizer producer Terra Industries Inc. will replace Expeditors International in the S&P MidCap 400 on Tuesday. S&P also said apparel maker Guess Inc. will replace technology products and services provider CDW Corp. in the S&P MidCap 400 on a date to be announced. CDW is being acquired by Madison Dearborn Partners LLC. Shares of Expeditors International rose $1.52, or 3 percent, to $51.43 in aftermarket trading. In the regular trading session, the stock lost 14 cents to $49.91. Terra Industries shares rose $1.04, or 3.5 percent, to $30.50 in electronic aftermarket activity. The stock earlier added 26 cents to close at $29.46. Guess shares advanced $1.37, or 2.7 percent, to $53 after hours. Earlier, the shares lost 90 cents to end regular trading at $51.63.
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