'Excellent' results boost LSE amid takeover battle

The London Stock Exchange stepped up its fight against a hostile takeover bid from the Nasdaq today as the war of words between the rivals escalated.

The London Stock Exchange stepped up its fight against a hostile takeover bid from the Nasdaq today as the war of words between the rivals escalated.

The LSE rushed out its third-quarter figures three weeks ahead of schedule and claimed the “excellent” result supported the board’s rejection of the £2.7bn (€4m) bid by Nasdaq.

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