International News

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The Montreal Exchange Inc. (MX) is strengthening its position in North America's standardized derivatives business by purchasing a majority stake in the Boston Options Exchange (BOX) for more than $50 million.rnThe financial derivatives exchange plans to increase its holding from 31.4% to a maximum of 53.2%. It had previously agreed to buy 13.3% of BOX in a deal signed in August 2006 with the Boston Stock Exchange (BSE) but agreed to acquire the additional 8.6% after Nasdaq's recently announced acquisition of BSE. Nasdaq agreed to acquire BSE for $61 million but was not interested in any of its 21.9% stake in BOX.