Index re-balancing could drive near-term strength. AltaGas switched GICS sectors
to Utilities from Energy in mid-Q3. As a result, it will qualify for the S&P/TSX Capped
Utilities Index at the September Quarterly Review (announcement to be made on
September 14, effective September 21). Scotiabank's Index Strategist, Andrew Moffat,
estimates that S&P/TSX indexers will need to purchase 2.1m shares of AltaGas. FTSE
indexers will have to purchase an additional 1.5m shares to account for a weight
increase tied to the conversion of subscription receipts from the WGL acquisition.
Collectively, all indexers will have to buy 3.5m shares of AltaGas (2.7x ADV) next week.
from scotia report.