Wall Street struggled to the finish today, closing out the week barely changed after a sharp dip in monthly job growth left investors confused about the US economy’s health.

The New York Stock Exchange is to buy Euronext for about $10bn (€7.8bn) in cash and stock, creating the first transatlantic securities market in a deal that would pressure rival exchanges to consolidate.

Wall Street closed moderately lower today after worries about the impact of high oil prices on the economy triggered a late-day drop, erasing an earlier moderate advance.

Reuters Group Plc, the largest publicly traded provider of financial information, said it gained e88 million in net proceeds from the sale of its entire stake in software maker GL Trade SA.