By Ateev Bhandari and Anirban Sen

Sept 12 (Reuters) - Nasdaq on Friday fired an

employee for social media posts related to conservative

influencer Charlie Kirk's shooting, saying they were in clear

violation of its policy.

Kirk, an influential ally of President Donald Trump, was

fatally shot on Wednesday while speaking at a Utah university.

"Nasdaq has a zero-tolerance policy toward violence and any

commentary that condones or celebrates violence," the company

said in a post on X.

The employee was a woman who worked as a junior-level

sustainability strategist at Nasdaq, a source familiar with the

matter told Reuters, without disclosing further details.

Kirk had 5.3 million followers on X and hosted a popular

podcast and radio program, "The Charlie Kirk Show." He had also

recently appeared as a guest co-host on Fox News' "Fox &

Friends."

His killing has sparked outrage on the far right, with

supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump pointing to posts that

appear to celebrate Kirk's death as evidence of conservatives

increasingly being targeted.