Intercontinental Exchange on Pace for Largest Percent Increase in Over a Year -- Data Talk

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE) is currently at $93.25, up $3.14 or 3.48%

-- On pace for largest percent increase since Dec. 26, 2018, when it rose 3.64%

-- Currently up three of the past five days

-- On Thursday, Intercontinental Exchange Inc. said in a statement released after markets closed that it was giving up on its consideration of "strategic opportunities" with eBay based on conversations with investors after its morning earnings call. The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that ICE had offered to buy eBay in a deal that could have valued eBay at over $30 billion. Later that day, ICE, which owns the New York Stock Exchange, confirmed it was interested in a deal with eBay

-- Intercontinental Exchange Inc. also said its board raised the quarterly dividend by 9% to 30 cents from 27.5 cents

-- Down 6.51% month-to-date

-- Down 6.91% from its all-time closing high of $100.17 on Jan. 30, 2020

-- Traded as high as $95.46

-- Up 5.94% at today's intraday high; largest intraday percent increase since Aug. 3, 2016, when it rose as much as 7.32%

-- Fourth best performer in the S&P 500 today

All data as of 11:20:53 AM

Source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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February 07, 2020 11:45 ET (16:45 GMT)

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