CME CME Group Inc

By Dieter Holger

CME Group Inc.'s profit and sales fell in the last quarter after trading volumes returned to pre-pandemic levels.

The Chicago-based futures-and-options marketplace said Wednesday that its net income was $574.4 million in the first quarter ended March 31, down from $766.2 million a year ago. It booked per-share earnings of $1.60, versus last year's $2.14.

Its adjusted earnings were $1.79, beating analysts' expectations of $1.76 a share, according to FactSet.

Sales fell to $1.25 billion from $1.52 billion a year ago. That came shy of analysts' forecast of $1.26 billion.

Write to Dieter Holger at dieter.holger@wsj.com; @dieterholger

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April 28, 2021 07:34 ET (11:34 GMT)

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