*Turkey promoting Istanbul as financial hub. ISTANBUL, May 8- Turkey is in talks with the London Stock Exchange and Nasdaq about a partnership deal that could see it sell a stake in the Istanbul bourse as part of a drive to promote the city as a financial hub, its deputy prime minister said.
ISTANBUL, May 8- Turkey is in talks with the London Stock Exchange and Nasdaq about possible strategic partnerships for its stock exchange in Istanbul, Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan said on Wednesday.
MILAN, May 7- London Stock Exchange Group has inked a deal to buy Italian trading platform Eurotlx from Banca IMI and UniCredit for about 40 million euros, sources close to the matter said. "The agreement has been signed but not finalised," one of the sources told Reuters, noting that the deal needed to be approved by the Bank of Italy.
LONDON, April 29- London Stock Exchange Group PLC:.
*Nasdaq held talks with Carlyle, Hellman& Friedman. Feb 15- Long frustrated about the low market valuation of Nasdaq OMX Group Inc, the exchange operator's management is debating various ideas, ranging from further diversification to radical steps like going private or eventually splitting up the company, said several people familiar with the situation.
*Nasdaq OMX has said would "take a look" at Euronext. LONDON/ FRANKFURT, Jan 10- I ntercontinentalExchange would consider selling Euronext as an alternative to floating it if bids for the European stock market emerge during ICE's planned $8.2 billion takeover of NYSE Euronext, three sources close to the exchange said.
*Deutsche Boerse, Nasdaq OMX and LSE seen as buyers. LONDON, Dec 20- Plans by IntercontinentalExchange to float Euronext if its bid for NYSE Euronext succeeds effectively puts a for sale sign up over the European stock markets business.
LONDON, Dec 5- NYSE Euronext plans to launch a European stock market for smaller firms next year, as exchange groups battle to attract companies which have seen bank funding dry up due to the financial crisis.
European stocks finished higher in choppy trading Friday, logging 17-month highs amid a backdrop of mixed signals about U.S. budget talks.
European shares closed higher on Thursday, getting a fresh boost from stronger-than-expected U.S. housing data.
European shares pared losses in afternoon trading on Wednesday to close higher after U.S. House Speaker John Boehner said he was optimistic that a deal on the U.S. "fiscal cliff" of tax rises and spending cuts could be reached.
European shares edged higher on Tuesday after an agreement by international lenders to cut Greece's debt gave some short-term support to investor sentiment.