The American company Nasdaq, which owns the Nasdaq stock exchange, in the first quarter increased its net profit by 5.4%, compared to the same period in 2017, to 177 million dollars, the finversia.ru project wrote with reference to the company's accounts. Net diluted earnings rose to 1 dollar 5 cents per share, from 99 cents per share a year earlier. Analysts had expected the figure at 1 dollar 20 cents. Quarterly revenue increased by 14.6% year-on-year to $666 million. President and CEO of Nasdaq, Adena Friedman, noted that strong quarterly results were achieved by “combining good organic revenue growth, as well as maximizing the benefits of a larger volume of the sector with a strong market position”.
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