Monday, June 25, 2007

UPDATE 1-LSE shares fall after deal to buy Borsa Italiana

(Reuters) - LONDON, June 25 - London Stock Exchange
shares fell on Monday, following its weekend announcement that
it had agreed to buy Borsa Italiana for $2.2 billion to boost
its position as Europe's biggest stock market.




The all-share deal will dilute the stakes of existing LSE
shareholders and will also make a takeover of the
combined group more difficult, traders said, explaining the
slide in LSE shares.


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