** Shares of payments firms Capital One COF.N and Discover Financial Services DFS.N rise 11.5% and 10% premarket, respectively, after Republican Donald Trump elected U.S. president
** Companies are awaiting approval for their $35.3 bln merger deal, which was unveiled in February
** Analysts expect a looser antitrust environment under Trump, who is expected to overhaul the country's financial regulators, many of which have unveiled stringent rules for banks and M&As in the last few years
** Last month, New York Attorney General Letitia James said she was investigating if the Capital One-Discover deal violates the state's antitrust law
** Rivals American Express AXP.N, Visa V.N and Mastercard MA.N gain 4.6%, 3.6% and 2.4%, respectively
(Reporting by Niket Nishant in Bengaluru)
((Niket.Nishant@thomsonreuters.com))
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