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Nasdaq defends Facebook plan
■ America’s Nasdaq stock exchange has defended its plan to offer $62m (£38m) to firms who were affected by its botched float of Facebook. Nasdaq told US regulators that the proposed compensation “goes well beyond what is required under current Nasdaq rules.” Major market makers and broker dealers say they lost upward of $500m because of technical glitches during Facebook’s 18 May stock market debut.