NEW YORK CITY (dpa-AFX) - NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NDAQ) posted fourth-quarter net income attributable to NASDAQ OMX of $82 million or $0.45 per share, lower than last year's $137 million or $0.69 per share. The latest quarter results included $44 million of pre-tax expenses associated with debt refinancing, the impairment of an available-for-sale investment security and merger and strategic initiatives. Adjusted earnings per share were $0.63, up from $0.55 in the prior year quarter. On average, 19 analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to report earnings of $0.61 per share. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items. Net exchange revenues were $422 million, up from $400 million in the year-ago quarter. Analysts estimated revenues of $417.16 million.
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