Ahead of the Bell: Seagate Tech to join S&P 500

Published June 26, 2012 1:27pm ET



NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Seagate Technology PLC rose in premarket trading on Tuesday as S&P Indices announced that the hard-drive maker will replace Progress Energy Inc. in the S&P 500 index after the market close on Friday.

Progress is being acquired by Duke Energy Corp.

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