April 23 (Reuters) - Nasdaq NDAQ.O reported a rise in its first-quarter profit on Thursday, as the exchange operator gained from higher trading volumes boosted by investors looking to rebalance their portfolios in an uncertain macroeconomic environment.
The company reported a profit of $519 million, or 91 cents per share, in the three months ended March 31, compared with $395 million, or 68 cents per share, in the year earlier.
(Reporting by Pritam Biswas and Prakhar Srivastava in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli)
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