The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2130 GMT on Thursday:** IntercontinentalExchange agreed an $8 billion deal to purchase New York Stock Exchange owner NYSE Euronext on Thursday, propelling the commodities player into European financial futures and helping it to take on arch rival CME Group.** Norway's sovereign wealth fund has bought a 1.2-billion-euro ($1.6 billion) stake in a portfolio of industrial real estate from warehouse owner Prologis, as it ramps up its still small property investments.
CME Group Inc. (CME Group) offers a range of global products across all asset classes based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural commodities, metals, weather and real estate. Shares of CME fell by 2.34% or $-1.23/share to $51.40. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $44.94 and as high as $60.92. On average, 1842100 shares of CME exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 4636673.
NYSE Euronext is a global operator of financial markets and provider of trading solutions. Shares of NYX traded higher by 34.1% or $8.2/share to $32.25. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $22.25 and as high as $31.25. On average, 2618730 shares of NYX exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 85731760.
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