NEW YORK (AP) _ MSCI Inc. (MSCI) on Tuesday reported third-quarter net income of $169.9 million.

The New York-based company said it had profit of $2.03 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $2.53 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.39 per share.

The maker of software tools to help portfolio managers make investment decisions posted revenue of $517.1 million in the period.

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