CrowdStrike, KKR, GoDaddy to join benchmark S&P 500

(Reuters) – The S&P Dow Jones Indices said on Friday that private equity firm KKR & Co (NYSE:), cybersecurity company CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:) and internet services provider GoDaddy (NYSE:) will join the benchmark before markets open on June 24.

Shares of CrowdStrike rose 6% in extended trading. KKR and GoDaddy climbed 9% and 3.6%, respectively.

The companies will replace recruitment services firm Robert Half (NYSE:), U.S. regional lender Comerica (NYSE:) and gene sequencing machine maker Illumina (NASDAQ:) in the index.

Shares of Robert Half fell 2.2%. Comerica was last down 0.4%, while Illumina was 0.6% lower.