By Nate Wolf
Rio Tinto and Glencore are no longer considering a merger that would have created a mining company worth more than $200 billion in market capitalization, the pair announced Thursday.
U.S.-listed American depositary receipts of Rio Tinto fell 4%, while Glencore's ADRs dropped 5.7%.
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