UAE, Qatar win almost half of London Stock Exchange
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The United Arab Emirates and Qatar are set to own nearly half of the London Stock Exchange, a source close to the matter told AFP on Thursday.
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STOCKHOLM/DUBAI  - Nasdaq  and Borse Dubai, which have teamed up to buy OMX , on Wednesday raised the bid for the exchange operator by 15 percent and were now close to a majority stake.
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European stock markets jumped out the blocks in early trading, with London trading at fresh two-year high points after Wall Street finished on a strong note last week.
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A buoyant energy sector combined with a minor rally on Wall Street helped the FTSE 100 close in positive territory on Thursday.
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Nasdaq  and Borse Dubai  won agreement from Investor AB , OMX's  biggest shareholder, and other investors to sell their shares at 265 Swedish crowns ($40.57) each, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
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Borse Dubai said on Sunday it would consider selling a stake in the London Stock Exchange Group  to Qatar, but had not received any approaches and was unlikely to sell any stake in the short term.
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Qatar has upped its stake in the London Stock Exchange to nearly 24 percent by acquiring an additional three percent of shares, a Qatari newspaper said Sunday.
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European equity markets ended largely higher on Wednesday, recovering from early losses thanks to a strong start on Wall Street.
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Nasdaq said it erred in releasing a statement earlier on Friday that said the U.S. government had cleared a deal giving Dubai's state-owned stock exchange a minority stake in Nasdaq.
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London Stock Exchange Group Plc forecast  a big rise in third-quarter earnings and pledged to raise its  full-year dividend at least 50 percent as it reiterated its  opposition to a 2.7 billion pound ($5.3 billion) hostile bid  from U.S. rival Nasdaq .
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The FTSE 100 index closed slightly higher as strong gains by the telecom sector offset a dull performance by Wall Street and weak media stocks.
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Nasdaq Stock Market Inc , the second-largest U.S. equities exchange, posted a higher quarterly profit on Wednesday, helped by a gain from the sale of its stake in the London Stock Exchange .
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London equities moved higher in morning trade on Tuesday after an extended bank holiday weekend. Banks were in focus on further bid news while Vodafone cheered investors with strong annual results.
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US high-tech market Nasdaq and the United Arab Emirates group Borse Dubai said Thursday they had reached an agreement to jointly take over Nordic market operator OMX, with Borse Dubai taking 19.99 percent of Nasdaq.
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Shares rose in early trading in London Thursday, in line with other European markets, after a recovery for Japanese share prices and an overnight rebound on Wall Street.
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Nasdaq  said it erred in releasing a statement earlier on Friday that said the U.S. government cleared a deal giving Dubai's state-owned stock exchange a minority stake in Nasdaq.
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Swap of shares and cash with Dubai sees it winning Swedish exchange--but Qatar looks ready to make a bid, too.