NYSE Eruonext and Deutsche Börse AG said they are in advanced talks, hours after the London Stock Exchange Group PLC and Toronto-ba<x>sed TMX Group agreed on a merger that would create a trans-Atlantic group heavy in resource and clean-energy listings.
They also are subject to regulatory approval; European regulators have raised ob<x>jections to proposed combinations of sharetrading platforms on the continent in recent years. U.S. regulators also have been wary of allowing foreign companies to own U.S. exchanges.
A deal between the two could be announced as early as next week, according to people familiar with the situation.[/img]
