TORONTO (AP) _ Manulife Financial Corp. (MFC) on Wednesday reported third-quarter profit of $1.03 billion.

On a per-share basis, the Toronto-based company said it had profit of 52 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to 51 cents per share.

The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 53 cents per share.

The financial services company posted revenue of $5.96 billion in the period.

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