Plus500 update encourages investors

Contracts-for-difference specialist Plus500 (LON:PLUS) saw its share price climb by 2.19% to 1,352.50p (as of 15:00 GMT) after management said that customer income was continuing to outperform during the first quarter of 2021. Active customer numbers continued to grow, but monthly trading outcomes are still subject to volatility.

The company said it remains confident in the outlook for the current period and that results for Q1 would be published in mid-April.