NEW YORK, March 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Dow Jones announces its intention to make the following changes to its intraday calculation of all real-time indices with U.S. listed securities including the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500:

• Intraday index calculations will be based on prices from the Consolidated Tape of all recognized US exchanges and trading venues as determined by the Consolidated Tape Association ("CTA"), which oversees the dissemination of real-time trade information.

Currently, only primary market trades for each U.S. constituent stock are included in real-time index calculations during normal market conditions. The decision to make these changes is based on analysis of market conditions by S&P DJI as well as consultations with investors, financial market experts and other market participants. To provide for future market growth and increased trading volumes, this change will be introduced with a system upgrade and expansion currently planned for the fourth quarter of 2016.

Following this change, all eligible trades as reported through the Consolidated Tape will be included in intraday index calculations for all indices covering U.S. equities. The Consolidated Tape includes trades executed on each stock's primary market as well as other trading venues as determined by the CTA.

This change is only applicable to intraday index calculations. Consistent with current practices: Closing index values as well as other settlement calculations, including the Special Open Quotation ("SOQ"), will continue to be computed using primary exchange pricing only.

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