TSE, NYSE close to reaching tie-up accord, Nishimuro says

TSE, NYSE close to reaching tie-up accord, Nishimuro says

NEW YORK, United States - Tokyo Stock Exchange President Taizo Nishimuro (R) New York Stock Exchange Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer John Thain pose for a photo in New York on Jan. 30. Nishimuro said that the two exchanges are ''very close'' to reaching agreement to form an alliance.

TSE, NYSE announce tie-up accord, eye cross-shareholdings

TSE, NYSE announce tie-up accord, eye cross-shareholdings

NEW YORK, United States - John Thain (L), chief executive officer of the New York Stock Exchange Group Inc., and Taizo Nishimuro, president of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, shake hands during a press conference in New York on Jan. 31. They announced that the two exchanges have agreed to cooperate in various fields, including jointly developing trading systems and investment products, and consider a possible capital alliance.

Tanigaki rings closing bell at NYSE

Tanigaki rings closing bell at NYSE

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki (2nd from R) shakes hands with New York Stock Exchange Chief Executive Officer John Thain after ringing the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Jan. 9. As the benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record high, Tanigaki said he was feeling ''NYSE (nice).''

TSE, NYSE close to reaching tie-up accord, Nishimuro says

TSE, NYSE close to reaching tie-up accord, Nishimuro says

NEW YORK, United States - Tokyo Stock Exchange President Taizo Nishimuro (R) New York Stock Exchange Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer John Thain pose for a photo in New York on Jan. 30. Nishimuro said that the two exchanges are ''very close'' to reaching agreement to form an alliance. (Kyodo)

TSE, NYSE announce tie-up accord, eye cross-shareholdings

TSE, NYSE announce tie-up accord, eye cross-shareholdings

NEW YORK, United States - John Thain (L), chief executive officer of the New York Stock Exchange Group Inc., and Taizo Nishimuro, president of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, shake hands during a press conference in New York on Jan. 31. They announced that the two exchanges have agreed to cooperate in various fields, including jointly developing trading systems and investment products, and consider a possible capital alliance. (Kyodo)

Tanigaki rings closing bell at NYSE

Tanigaki rings closing bell at NYSE

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki (2nd from R) shakes hands with New York Stock Exchange Chief Executive Officer John Thain after ringing the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Jan. 9. As the benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record high, Tanigaki said he was feeling ''NYSE (nice).'' (Kyodo)