Results Round-up
Plus500, an online service provider for retail customers to trade internationally, said its full-year results are in line with expectations.
Financial Services
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16:49 20/09/24
FTSE 250
20,831.84
16:39 20/09/24
FTSE 350
4,543.89
16:49 20/09/24
FTSE AIM 100
3,599.05
17:04 20/09/24
FTSE AIM All-Share
745.62
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FTSE All-Share
4,501.08
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General Retailers
4,233.04
16:49 20/09/24
Plus500 Ltd (DI)
2,512.00p
17:00 20/09/24
WH Smith
1,400.00p
16:40 20/09/24
The company reported a 35% increase in revenues to $82.1m during the first quarter of the year. It also saw the number of new customers grow 63% to 32,880.
Plus500 results were helped by positive market conditions during the period, which included the "exceptional" movement in the Swiss franc in January.
The group secured the sponsorship of Atlético Madrid Football Club.
Retail group WH Smith said its first half pre-tax profit edged higher on the back of a sharp improvement in margins.
The company said its pre-tax profit in the six months to the end of February climbed 4.3% to £72m, even though revenue declined 0.3% to £611m, as a 5% fall in its high street division sales offset a 7% increase in sales in its travel arm.
The group said its travel business’ trading profit rose 6.7% to £32m, while its high-street division saw trading profit edge 2% higher to £50m.