TORONTO (AP) _ Sun Life Financial Inc. (SLF) on Wednesday reported third-quarter net income of $827.6 million.

The Toronto-based company said it had profit of $1.38 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $1.22 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.19 per share.

The financial services company posted revenue of $6.76 billion in the period.

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