The NYSE has lifted the news dissemination halt on Lehman Brothers allowing other markets, including NYSE Arca, to trade the security. Lehman will not open or trade on the NYSE.

The decision to lift the news dissemination halt was based on Lehman’s press release issued last night outlining Barclays agreement to acquire Lehman Brothers' North American investment banking and capital markets operations.

As previously reported, Standard & Poor’s has removed Lehman from their indices. For additional detail on the removal of Lehman from the S&P please go to the S&P website.