CME Group and Investing.com reported Wednesday that the first quarter exceeded analysts’ expectations.

CME Group reported earnings per share at $2.11 for revenue $1.35B. Investing.com polled analyst to predict EPS of $1.98 based on $1.31B revenue.

CME Group shares have fallen 9.85% since the start of the year. However, they are still below 17.00% of its 52-week high of $256.94 on February 9. Their performance is better than the, which has fallen 20.28% since the beginning of the year.

CME Group shares rose by 0.3% in pre-market trading following the publication.

CME Group tracks other financial sector earnings this Month

CME Group’s report (NASDAQ: ) follows an earnings loss by JPMorgan, who reported EPS in the range of $2.63 to $30.72B on April 13. This compares with JPMorgan’s forecasts of EPS in the range of $2.7 to $30.66B.

Bank of America beat all expectations with a $0.8 first quarter earnings per share on $23.23B in revenue, as compared to $0.7495 for $23.13B revenue.

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