NEW YORK (AP) _ Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (JEF) on Monday reported fiscal first-quarter profit of $328 million.

On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said it had net income of $1.23. Earnings, adjusted for amortization costs, came to $1.24 per share.

The investment banking and capital markets company posted revenue of $1.73 billion in the period.

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