Deutsche Boerse won U.S. antitrust approval to buy NYSE Euronext on Thursday in a $9 billion deal that has hit serious antitrust headwinds in Europe.

The Justice Department said on Thursday that the deal, which was announced in February, won approval on condition that a Deutsche Boerse subsidiary divest its interest in Direct Edge.

(Reporting By Diane Bartz)

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