NEW YORK (AP) _ MSCI Inc. (MSCI) on Tuesday reported third-quarter earnings of $216.6 million.

The New York-based company said it had profit of $2.68 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $2.85 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.76 per share.

The maker of software tools to help portfolio managers make investment decisions posted revenue of $560.6 million in the period, which fell short of Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $565 million.

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