PARIS, May 12 (Reuters) - U.S.-based StoneX Group ( SNEX )

said on Monday it has agreed to acquire French grain

brokerage Plantureux et Associes as it seeks to expand in

agricultural commodity markets in Europe.

The agreement also marks a further consolidation step for

financial services firm StoneX ( SNEX ) after its $900 million deal last

month to acquire futures brokerage R.J. O'Brien.

Plantureux is a leading futures and physical broker in

France, the European Union's largest grain-producing country and

home to Euronext's wheat futures market, an international price

benchmark.

Financial terms of the deal, which is subject to regulatory

approval, were not disclosed.

StoneX ( SNEX ) and Plantureux formed a partnership last December

covering clearing of derivatives.