ICE to buy S'pore exchange operator


SINGAPORE: IntercontinentalExchange Group Inc agreed to buy Singapore Mercantile Exchange Pte for US$150mil to add commodity futures trading in Asia, where China reigns as the biggest user of everything from energy to metals.

Atlanta-based ICE would buy the exchange operator and Singapore Mercantile Clearing Corp from Financial Technologies India Ltd, the Mumbai-based company said yesterday in a statement.

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