JD.com, Inc. to Join the NASDAQ-100 Index Beginning July 29, 2015

NEW YORK, July 23, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nasdaq NDAQ today announced that JD.com, Inc. JD will become a component of the NASDAQ-100 Index^® NDX and the NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index NDXE prior to market open on Wednesday, July 29, 2015.  JD.com, Inc. will replace Catamaran Corporation CTRX which will be removed from these indexes effective Friday, July 24, 2015.

JD.com, Inc. is the largest online direct sales company in China. The Company provides standard same-day delivery in more than 130 counties and districts, and standard next-day delivery in more than another 850 counties and districts across China. For more information, please visit http://ir.jd.com.

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