Nasdaq (NASDAQ: NDAQ) reported quarterly earnings of $0.76 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.75 by 1.33 percent. This is a 5.56 percent increase over earnings of $0.72 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.227 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.226 billion by 0.08 percent. This is a 9.85 percent increase over sales of $1.117 billion the same period last year.