** Clearway Energy's CWEN.N shares up 8.1% before the bell at $24.73, over 2-mth high, as co set to join S&P SmallCap 600 index .SPCY
** Renewable energy firm to replace Veritiv Corp VRTV.N in SPCY prior to market open on Thurs, Nov 30, amid S&P Dow Jones indices changes
** Packgaging firm Veritiv being taken private by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in $2.3 bln deal
** Clearway has about $3.6 bln market value, per LSEG data
** Its shares have lost 28% YTD through Mon close
** 9 of 11 analysts rate stock "buy" or "strong buy", rest "hold"; median PT of $29 down from $34 on Aug 28 - LSEG
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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