US Internet search giant Google said on Monday that it has applied to list on the Nasdaq Stock Market instead of the New York Stock Exchange.

In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Google said that it has applied to list on the Nasdaq Stock Market.

Google and Nasdaq declined to comment on Monday. Nasdaq spokesperson Bethany Sherman said the exchange does not typically comment on pending initial public offerings (IPO).

Both the Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange had been vying for the deal since Google filed for its 2.7 billion US dollars IPO in April.

Financial analysts here believe Google's IPO, seen as one of the hottest since the dot-com boom, is expected to draw intense interest from investors and add further momentum for the resurgent IPO market.

Google did not specify a date for its IPO or a ticker symbol in the SEC filing. However, the Financial Times reported that the shares are expected to begin trading as early as this month.