=CME Group (CME) reported earnings on Thur 27 April 2017 (b/o)

CME Group beats by $0.02, reports revs in-line :

• Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $1.22 per share, $0.02 better than the Capital IQ Consensus of $1.20; revenues fell 0.5% year/year to $929 mln vs the $932.06 mln Capital IQ Consensus.
• Average daily volume reached a record 17.1 mln contracts, including records in Interest Rates, Metals, Interest Rate Options and Equity Options.
• Clearing and transaction fee revenue was $792 mln, down 1 percent compared with first-quarter 2016.
• First-quarter 2017 total average rate per contract was 73.1 cents, flat with fourth-quarter 2016.
• Market data revenue was $97 mln, down 5 percent compared with the first quarter last year.