Hilton Worldwide Holdings is moving its stock listing to Nasdaq from the New York Stock Exchange, with trading on Nasdaq starting Nov. 5 under the same HLT ticker. The shift could make Hilton eligible for the Nasdaq-100 index, which may trigger buying by index-tracking funds. Hilton's market capitalization is about $78 billion, which would rank around 60th in the index. The company had been listed on the NYSE since its 2013 IPO, and its predecessor first listed there in 1946. Retail giant Walmart made a similar move to Nasdaq late last year.
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