FRANKFURTâGerman exchange operator Deutsche Börse AG warned late Tuesday that it would take write-downs of around â¬200 million ($287.6 million) on its 2009 earnings because of a slowdown in its U.S. equity options business, the International Securities Exchange.
The warning comes on the back of analysts' concerns about lower trading volumes at Deutsche Börse and ahead of its full-year earnings report due Feb. 16.
Siemens on Tuesday posted an 11 per cent increase in its operating profit, as Europeâs largest engineering group said orders and revenues dropped in the first quarter.