Nasdaq to acquire analytics firm eVestment for $705 million

US stock exchange operator Nasdaq on Tuesday said it will buy investment analytics provider 'eVestment' for $705 million (over ₹4,500 crore). eVestment with its cloud-based services helps investors monitor market trends and make investment decisions which will boost Nasdaq's market data services business. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2017.