Nasdaq Stock Market
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Nasdaq Stock Market
The exchange's shareholders had previously shrugged at offers from would-be acquirers like the Deutsche Börse and the Macquarie Bank of Australia, they made clear yesterday that they were ready for merger talks to begin, either with the Nasdaq Stock Market, whose $4.1 billion offer the exchange rejected on Friday, or the New York Stock Exchange. Analysts and investors said that Nasdaq's offer, which was not a formal bid, may force the management of the London exchange to come to the negotiating table earlier than it had hoped. Shares of Nasdaq closed at £9.50.