About Sanmina : Eleven other stocks, including Cadence Design Systems ( CDNS ), Expedia Inc. ( EXPE ) and Monster Worldwide ( MNST ), will become part of the index when the rebalancing kicks in on the morning of Dec. 19, the Nasdaq ( NDAQ ) added.
Companies dropping out of the index include Level 3 Communications ( LVLT ), Novellus Systems ( NVLS ) and Sanmina-SCI ( SANM ), the stock market said.