Morgan Stanley posts profit of $1.30 a share, tops estimates


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NEW YORK (AP) — Morgan Stanley says second-quarter net income totaled $2.44 billion.

The New York-based company said Wednesday it had earnings of $1.30 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.08 per share.

The investment bank posted revenue of $13 billion in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $10.61 billion, also beating Street forecasts.

Morgan Stanley shares have dropped slightly more than 6 percent since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index has risen 5 percent. The stock has risen 8.5 percent in the last 12 months.

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