By Kimberly Chin

 

CME Group Inc. said its profit rose for the fourth quarter as trading increased driven by demand for tools that hedge against volatile markets.

The exchange operator posted net income attributable to the company of $625.2 million, compared with $424 million in the prior year. Earnings were $1.71 a share, compared with $1.18 a share in the year-ago period.

Adjusted earnings were $1.66 a share. Analysts polled by FactSet were expecting $1.64 a share.

Revenue was $1.15 billion, up from $1.1 billion in the same period last year. Analysts were expecting $1.17 billion.

Average daily volume increased 26% during the quarter.

 

Write to Kimberly Chin at kimberly.chin@wsj.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

February 09, 2022 07:34 ET (12:34 GMT)

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