NEW YORK (AP) _ MSCI Inc. (MSCI) on Tuesday reported second-quarter net income of $210.6 million.

On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said it had net income of $2.59. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $2.78 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.70 per share.

The maker of software tools to help portfolio managers make investment decisions posted revenue of $551.8 million in the period, which did not meet Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $560.7 million.

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