04:02 PM EST - TSX Group Inc. : saw fourth-quarter profits lifted by 26 percent to $35.1 million as roaring trade in equities pushed the combined market capitalization of companies listing on its exchanges past the $2-trillion mark. The operator of the TSX and TSX Venture Exchanges said its quarterly earnings amounted to 51 cents per diluted share, up from 40 cents per share in the same period a year before. Based on the robust earnings, the company increased its dividend 15 per cent to 38 cents per share. TSX Group Inc.
shares T.X are trading up 82 cents at $52.34.
