Big Board slips in US equities battle

The New York Stock Exchange's hopes of loosening Nasdaq's grip over electronic trading of US equities has suffered a setback as it emerged that its share of trading in stocks listed on its own market fell to a record low.

The Big Board's share of trading in NYSE-listed stocks fell to 67.3%, down nearly 1% from the previous month and almost 10% on December 2005.

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