london stock exchange group plc said friday that its performance in the third quarter was strong and that growth was robust across all its businesses the stockexchange and financialinformation company said total income excluding recoveries on a constant currency variance rose 59 to 190 billion pounds 214 billion the company said gross profit came in at gbp170 billion from gbp150 billion the same period a year earlier data and analytics drove the gains with an increase to gbp127 billion from gbp110 billion while capital markets rose to gbp369 million from gbp309 million it said the company said further robust progress is expected and made no change to guidance or targets