(Sharecast News) – Contract-for-difference platform Plus500 on Monday reported a rise in half-year profits and said it was starting a $60m share buyback.
Interim core profit rose jumped 17% year on year to $174m on the back of a 15% increase in group revenue to $368.5m.
Customer income, a key measure of the group’s underlying performance, was up 2% to $304.3m.
Reporting by Frank Prenesti for Sharecast.com