Morgan Stanley posts profit on surging equity trading

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Last Updated : Jan 29 2013 | 2:34 PM IST

Morgan Stanley reported a fourth-quarter profit on a surge in equity sales and trading and strong margins at its wealth management business, sending its shares up 7 per cent before the bell. The investment bank reported income from continuing operations of $573 million, or 28 cents per share, compared with a loss of $222 million, or 13 cents per share, a year earlier.

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First Published: Jan 19 2013 | 12:40 AM IST

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