BATS Global Markets Inc. shares soared in the extended session Thursday following a report that CBOE Holdings Inc. was in talks to acquire the exchange operator. BATS shares jumped 24% to $32.95 after hours following a Bloomberg News report on the talks, citing sources close to the matter. A deal could be announced within weeks, sources told Bloomberg, less than six months after BATS became a publicly traded company. CBOE shares were up 0.4% at $69.65 after hours.
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