Deutche Boerse AG was in merger talks with NYX, but the talks have since stalled.
Net income for the quarter sunk to $174 million from $258 million in Q3 of last year. Revenue rose to $1.2 billion in the quarter from $1.1 billion a year earlier. The 33% decrease in profit was due to merger costs, severance payments and a decline in European derivatives trading.
NYSE Euronext's stock rallied on the news that it was being placed in the S&P 100 and 500 indices. Furthermore, the creation of strategic alliances in Europe helped the stock rally even further. It announced a deal with French state bank CDC to create a multinational C02 trading market, as well as a deal with BNP and HSBC to create a new trading platform for European stocks.