In an article that was posted on Browncafe that was headlined "UPS profit falls in line with forecast, company to offer 32 million" dated 7/12/02, it was stated:
"With inclusion in the S&P 500, UPS has estimated that 70 million to 100 million new shares will be needed."
UPS will be officially added to the S&P500 index after the close of the markets tomorrow, 7/19/02.
I have totalled the trading volume since the S&P announcement after the market close of 7/9/02, and have found the following:
7/10 10,827,900
7/11 6,101,500
7/12 5,858,300
7/15 6,763,200
7/16 7,206,500
7/17 6,009,800
7/18 10,933,699
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53,700,800 total shares traded since the announcement.
If the estimate of between 70 to 100 million shares being needed is true, then tomorrow should prove to be an extremely heavy day for UPS - possibly a trading volume of 16.3 to 46.3 million shares.
Hope this is true. If so, hold on to your hats, and enjoy the ride.