Euronext, the operator of the Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels and Lisbon stock exchanges, may be spun off in an initial public offering, but it is not up for sale, the chief executive of NYSE Euronext said on Wednesday.Chatter that Euronext could be spun off from NYSE quickly surfaced after IntercontinentalExchange Inc made an $8.2 billion bid for the New York Stock Exchange operator in December."That asset is not for sale," Duncan Niederauer, the NYSE CEO, told Bloomberg Television."We have communicated to regulators that we are thinking about separating the continental assets of Euronext into a stand-alone European regional champion and the regulators initially seemed to be supportive of that. That is the plan, there is no other plan being considered," he said.
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (ICE) is an operator of global futures exchanges, over-the-counter (OTC), markets, derivatives clearing houses and post-trade services. Shares of ICE fell by 0.3% or $-0.38/share to $128.21. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $110.67 and as high as $142.75. On average, 931684 shares of ICE exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 145017.
NYSE Euronext is a global operator of financial markets and provider of trading solutions. Shares of NYX fell by 0.28% or $-0.09/share to $32.50. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $22.25 and as high as $33.42. On average, 4815040 shares of NYX exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 651187.
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