10:04 AM EST - TSX Group : has struck a deal to take over Montreal Exchange Inc. for about $1.3 billion in shares and cash, expanding the national markets powerhouse. MX shareholders are to receive half a TSX Group share and $13.95 in cash for each of their shares, a total value of $42.56 at Friday's closing price for TSX Group stock. TSX Group
shares T.X are trading down 2.39 at $54.83.
