Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) reported quarterly earnings of $0.96 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.93 by 3.23 percent. This is a 21.52 percent increase over earnings of $0.79 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.407 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.372 billion by 2.53 percent. This is a 13.74 percent increase over sales of $1.237 billion the same period last year.