MEXICO CITY, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Shares of Mexican retailer La Comer (LACOMERUBC.MX) , opens new tab jumped around 5.5% to trade at 35.87 pesos on Monday, after the S&P Dow Jones said the stock would be preliminarily included in its S&P/BMV IPC index as part of a reshuffle.

S&P Dow Jones would confirm the inclusion on Friday, and the changes to the index would be effective from Sept. 23.

La Comer would be replacing retailer Grupo Elektra (ELEKTRA.MX) , opens new tab, owned by Mexican magnate Ricardo Salinas, which saw trading suspended in July after the company said it had received information regarding a possible fraud.

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