NEW YORK (AP) _ Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (JEF) on Monday reported fiscal second-quarter profit of $354.2 million.

On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said it had net income of $1.30. Earnings, adjusted for amortization costs, were $1.31 per share.

The investment banking and capital markets company posted revenue of $1.95 billion in the period.

Jefferies shares have increased 30% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Monday, shares hit $31.96, more than doubling in the last 12 months.

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