Volatility leads to worst quarter for new share offers since 2011 - data

By Emiliano Mellino and Elzio Barreto LONDON/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Activity in equity capital markets (ECM) in the third quarter of the year slowed to the lowest point since the fourth quarter of 2011, Thomson Reuters data showed on Wednesday, as market volatility put the brakes on companies trying to list on the stock market.  The value of global ECM transactions for the quarter hit $126 billion, a 55 percent drop compared with the second quarter of the year. "A spike in volatility in the