Photograph: NYSECRH will join the S&P 500 on December 22nd, a milestone that has been met with evident enthusiasm. Goodbody’s Shane Carberry was similarly upbeat, hailing the “wider investor attention from being part of the S&P 500 index”. Liquidity deepens, attention rises and – in theory – the share price follows. Indeed, some research suggests that firms deleted from the index go on to outperform companies added to it. In short, inclusion often produces a short-term share price pop, as it did for CRH, but no more.

Source: The Irish Times December 14, 2025 17:24 UTC