NYSE members approve Archipelago merger

Judge slams conflicts in takeover plan

Members of the New York Stock Exchange voted overwhelmingly in favour of the Big Board's planned $3.5bn (€3bn) merger with electronic exchange Archipelago, clearing the way for the New York Stock Exchange to become a public company for the first time in its 213-year history.

The deal must now be approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the US regulator.

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