Nasdaq to buy Nordic bourse group OMX for $3.7 bln
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U.S. electronic stock market Nasdaq  has agreed to buy Nordic markets owner OMX  for $3.7 billion, as Nasdaq seeks to expand abroad following a series of rival stock market mergers.
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Borse Dubai won agreement from Sweden's Investor AB  and other shareholders in OMX  to sell their stakes, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, securing control of more than 45 percent of the Nordic exchange operator.
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NYSE Group Inc.  on Thursday  reached agreement to buy Paris-based Euronext , for  about 7.78 billion euros (&#36;9.96 billion), putting it ahead in  the race to create the first transatlantic stock exchange.
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LONDON/STOCKHOLM  - Nordic bourse operator OMX  is not in talks with any other suitors, people familiar with the situation said on Wednesday, as market speculation of a rival takeover offer sent shares soaring.
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NYSE Euronext  and Australia's ASX Ltd  may be interested in buying part of Nasdaq Stock Market Inc's 31 percent stake in London Stock Exchange Plc , a person familiar with the matter said on Monday.
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STOCKHOLM/DUBAI  - Nasdaq Stock Market Inc  and Borse Dubai, aiming to muscle out potential rival bidders, boosted an offer for OMX  to $4.9 billion on Wednesday and pushed close to a majority stake in the Nordic exchange group.
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Purchase of Sweden's OMX makes London Stock Exchange look vulnerable as U.S. bourses jockey for position.
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Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. NDAQ.O said   on Thursday it plans to create an equity and index options   market in the third quarter of 2007, pitting it against   arch-rival NYSE Group Inc. NYX.N, which recently boosted its   presence in the options market.
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The Swedish government said on Thursday it had agreed to sell its 6.6-percent share in the Nordic and Baltic stock exchange operator OMX to Emirates-based Borse Dubai, and subsequently to Nasdaq.
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Nasdaq and Borse Dubai said Wednesday they raised their bid for Sweden's OMX exchange by 15 percent to $4.9 billion and entered agreements with key shareholders to secure nearly half of OMX shares.
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US electronic stock market Nasdaq reached into Europe Friday with a friendly 3.7 billion dollar takeover of Nordic exchange operator OMX that creates the world&#39;s second-biggest exchange.
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark  - The Copenhagen Stock Exchange said Monday it had signed a letter of intent with Nordic bourse operator OMX to merge its operations, bringing the concept of an integrated pan-Nordic and Baltic securities market a step closer to fruition.
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Transatlantic exchange NYSE Euronext   said on Thursday it agreed to acquire the American Stock Exchange (Amex) for $260 million in stock to boost its options business, exchange traded funds (ETFs) and cash products.
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STOCKHOLM/DUBAI  - Nasdaq  and Borse Dubai joined forces on Thursday with a deal allowing Nasdaq to buy Nordic markets operator OMX  and create "a global financial marketplace" which will see Borse Dubai take key stakes in both the London Stock Exchange  and Nasdaq.
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The financial regulator of Sweden said it had approved Nasdaqâs suitability as a potential owner for the exchange operator OMX.
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OMX's  founder said a merger with Nasdaq  would strengthen the market for Nordic shares, though a rival offer from Borse Dubai offer also needed to be seriously considered.
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United Arab Emirates group Borse Dubai and US operator Nasdaq said Wednesday they had sweetened their takeover offer for Nordic market operator OMX and had secured 47.6 percent of its shares.