Short Take: Qwest Communications to join Nasdaq 100 Index

<a href="http://www.qwest.net/"</a>Qwest Communications</a> will be added to the Nasdaq-100 Index, which is composed of stocks with a minimum market capitalization of $500 million and an average daily trading volume of 100,000 shares. Qwest joins <a href="http://www.cisco.com/">Cisco Systems</a>, <a href="http://www.microsoft.com">Microsoft</a>, <a href="http://www.netscape.com">Netscape</a>, and <a href="http://wwwwseast2.usec.sun.com/">Sun Microsystems</a> on the index. Companies that are selected for the Nasdaq-100 Index represent the market's largest-growth companies across major industry groups including high-tech, aviation, and retail.