NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — Morgan Stanley (MS) on Wednesday reported third-quarter net income of $3.19 billion.

The New York-based company said it had earnings of $1.88 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.57 per share.

The investment bank posted revenue of $27.37 billion in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $15.38 billion, also surpassing Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $14.27 billion.

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