By Sammy Pollack:

Shares of NYSE Euronext (NYX) have been under significant pressure over the past year as hopes of a merger with Deutsche Boerse have been dashed by EU regulators. NYX shares are down over 23% from their highs reached in early May after the merger was first proposed.

NYX 1-year chart

Source: CNBC

NYX reported Q4 2011 earnings on Friday, February 10. Initially, investors were not excited about the earnings report; NYX traded down during the first hour of trading. However, after hearing what NYX had to say on the conference call (see call transcript), investors decided to bid up the stock; NYX closed the day higher by 4.51

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