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Germany's Deutsche Boerse says the European Commission is to block its planned merger with stock market operator NYSE Euronext.

Deutsche Boerse AG said Wednesday that it received a statement of objections against its planned merger with NYSE Euronext from the European Union's competition watchdog.

NYSE Euronext and Germany's Deutsche Boerse AG will become the market leader of the ultra-competitive U.S. options trading industry once their merger is complete, data from clearinghouse OCC showed on Monday.

NYSE Euronext and Germany's Deutsche Boerse AG will become the market leader of the ultra-competitive U.S. options trading industry once their merger is complete, data from clearinghouse OCC showed on Monday.

UPGRADES BofA/Merrill Lynch upgrades A123 Systems (Nasdaq: AONE) from Neutral to Buy.

Stifel Nicolaus lifts Piedmont Office Realty Trust (NYSE: PDM) from Sell to Hold. BofA/Merrill Lynch raises Covanta (NYSE: CVA) from Neutral to Buy.

Enerplus (NYSE: ERF) upgraded by several firms:

• TD Newcrest from Hold to Buy, increasing its price target from C$34 to C$37.

The decision comes after antitrust regulators made it clear they would not approve the joint takeover bid for the operator of the Big Board.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:

Nasdaq is teaming up with IntercontinentalExchange to make an $11.3 billion counteroffer for the parent of the New York Stock Exchange.

The New York Times is reporting that market operators Nasdaq OMX and InterContinental Exchange are discussing forming a partnership to bid for NYSE Euronext.

Below is a recap of the top news items from this week on Wall Street: 1. The NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) and Deutsche Boerse confirmed this week that the company's have agreed t oa business combination.

According to the terms of the deal, each NYSE Euronext share will be converted into 0.4700 of a share of the new holding company.

The agreement has caused public concerns as the former Deutsche Boerse shareholders will own 60% of the combined group and the former NYSE Euronext shareholders would own 40%.

A name for the combined company has not yet been decided, but this