** Shares of investment bank Jefferies JEF.N down 5.1% to $57.2 after the bell
** JEF reports Q1 profit of $127.8 million, or 57 cents per share, down 14.5% from $149.6 million, or 69 cents per share, a year ago
** Fixed-income net revenues decreased 18% to $289 million in Q1
** JEF's capital markets business, which houses its trading desks, reported revenue of $698 million in Q1, down nearly 4%
** Up to last close, stock had fallen 23% YTD
(Reporting by Juby Babu in Mexico City)
((Juby.Babu@thomsonreuters.com))
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