** Shares in Avid Technology AVID.O rise 9.8% to $26.50 in
extended trading
** S&P Dow Jones Indices says Avid Technology will replace
Poly POLY.N in the S&P SmallCap 600 effective prior to the
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** As of last close, Avid had a market capitalization of
$1.08 billion, according to Refinitiv
** Avid, which develops software for video and audio content
creation and distribution, in March reported total net revenue
of $409.9 million and net income of $41.4 million for 2021
** S&P 500 .SPX constituent HP HPQ.N announced on Monday
before markets opened that Poly acquisition had been completed
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** Through last close, Avid shares had lost a quarter of
their value this year
(Reporting by Praveen Paramasivam)
((Praveen.Paramasivam@thomsonreuters.com;))