Hiscox and Spirax-Sarco to join FTSE 100, Just Eat and Royal Mail out

LONDON, Dec (Shanghai: 600875.SS - news) 5 (Reuters) - Insurance group Hiscox (Swiss: 27373019.SW - news) and

Spirax-Sarco Engineering will be joining Britain's top

share FTSE 100 index as a result of this month's

quarterly review, FTSE Russell said on Wednesday.

The new entrants will replace food delivery company Just Eat (Frankfurt: A1100K - news)

and Royal Mail (LSE: RMG.L - news) , the index provider said in a

statement, confirming an indication it gave on Tuesday.

It also announced the following changes to the FTSE 250

mid-cap index:

Entering Exiting

Acacia Mining AA

Aston Martin Keller

Funding Circle Holdings Kier Group

McCarthy & Stone On The Beach Group

Smithson Investment Trust Spire Healthcare Group

Woodford Patient Capital Thomas Cook Group

Changes will be effective from start of trading on Dec. 24.

(Reporting by Danilo Masoni and Julien Ponthus)