Nasdaq OMX Group profit falls on special charges (AP)

Stock exchange operator Nasdaq OMX Group Inc . said Thursday its fourth-quarter profit plunged 53 percent primarily because of asset impairment charges and losses on foreign-currency contracts.

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Nasdaq OMX earned $36.8 million, or 17 cents per share, during the quarter ended Dec. 31, compared with profit of $79 million, or 52 cents per share, during the same quarter a year earlier. Operating earnings increased 35 percent during the quarter to $112.1 million, or 53 cents per share, from $82.9 million, or 38 cents per share, during the final quarter of 2007.

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