Posted September 26, 2008

S&P to add Tekelec to its SmallCap 600

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Telecommunications software and gear maker Tekelec (Nasdaq: TKLC) is about to get some additional Wall Street exposure.

Standard & Poor’s said on Friday that it would add Tekelec to its S&P SmallCap 600 after trading closes on Oct. 3. Tekelec will replace Sciele Pharma (Nasdaq: SCRX), which is being acquired.

The SmallCap 600 includes firms with market capitalizations between $250 million and $1.5 billion.

Tekelec shares traded up 18 cents at $15.04 Friday morning.

The firm’s market cap is $990 million, according to Yahoo! Finance.

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