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D Börse and NYSE end merger talks

By Jeremy Grant in London

Published: December 7 2008 20:48 | Last updated: December 7 2008 20:48

Prospects for the creation of the world’s largest stock and derivatives exchange group fizzled out Sunday after Deutsche Börse, the German exchange group, said talks with NYSE Euronext about merger options had ended.

However the discussions, which ended in the last few days, have highlighted the growing concern among global exchanges about the impact of falling equities and derivatives volumes.

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