april 26 reuters  cme group inc cmeo on wednesday reported higher firstquarter profits as traders turned to the exchange operators products to hedge against market volatility amid a banking crisis and worries over slowing macroeconomic growth on an adjusted basis net income for the quarter was 882 million or 242 per share compared with 766 million or 211 per share a year earlier reporting by jaiveer singh shekhawat in bengaluru editing by krishna chandra eluri