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CMC Markets is a leading global financial spread betting and contracts for difference (CFD) provider. Established in 1989, headquartered in London and listed on the London Stock Exchange, we also have offices in many of the world’s financial centres. We have almost 30 years'experience in the industry, and over 60,000 clients worldwide. Our Next Generation trading platform allows our clients to trade on thousands of financial instruments, including shares, indices, currencies, commodities and treasuries.

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Hays helped by international business

August 30, 2018 | City Talk

Hays reported a 15% jump in full-year operating profit to £243.4 million, which was slightly ahead of the £240.9 million expected by analysts. Net fees for the year ticked up by 12% to £1.07 billion. The core dividend and the special dividend were hiked by 18% each. The company had a ‘landmark year’ as it [...]
Hays helped by international business

August 30, 2018 | City Talk

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The advance of cryptocurrencies

August 28, 2018 | City Talk

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Persimmon produce stable 1H numbers

August 23, 2018 | City Talk

Persimmon shares are higher this week after the company registered a strong set of first-half results on Tuesday. Revenue jumped by 5% and pre-tax profit rose by 13%. The average selling price of a new home rose by 1%, which is a slight decrease on the 1.2% growth achieved in the first-quarter. The underlying new housing [...]
Balfour Beatty keep bouncing back

August 23, 2018 | City Talk

Balfour Beatty shares are higher since the company revealed a 69% jump in first-half operating profit last week. Revenue dipped by 8.5%, but higher margins and lower costs helped the company boost earnings. The interim dividend was upped by 33% to 1.6p, which admittedly isn’t a huge pay-out, but it highlights the company’s ability to [...]
Persimmon produce stable 1H numbers

August 23, 2018 | City Talk

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Cold Turkey for European banks as lira slides further

August 10, 2018 | City Talk

For some time now investors have been looking at the unfolding currency crisis in Turkey as a local difficulty, however the accelerating speed of the declines appears to be raising concerns about European banks exposure to the Turkish banking system. Reports that the European Central Bank is concerned that some banks in France, Italy and [...]
Cineworld helped by US ticket sales

August 9, 2018 | City Talk

Cineworld shares are in demand for the company reported a solid set of first-half numbers. The announcement today includes the numbers from Regal Entertainment – which Cineworld acquired earlier this year. Revenue and adjusted earnings jumped by 252.4% and 284.7% respectively, and on a pro-forma basis revenue jumped by 10.8%, while earnings rose by 14.1%. [...]
RBS declares first dividend in a decade

August 3, 2018 | City Talk

RBS declared an interim dividend of 2p, pending the settlement with the US Department of Justice (DoJ). This announcement was a pleasant surprise, and projects a positive image about the firm’s financial health. The UK government is a majority shareholder in the bank, and the dividend will be welcomed by Westminster, but the pay-out will [...]
How the new CFD measures will affect traders

August 2, 2018 | City Talk

Wednesday 1 August marked a significant day for traders as the new measures around contracts for difference (CFDs) were implemented by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). While the decision has created much noise in the industry, traders want to know how this impacts their ability to trade on the financial markets. Here, we [...]

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