Trading update lifts Plus500

Shares in FTSE 250 contracts-for-difference specialist Plus500 (LON:PLUS) climbed by 9.31% to 953.60p (as of 16:00 GMT) after it reported a substantial increase in recent trading volumes. Consequently, financial performance in the current quarter is trending significantly ahead of the comparative period of 2019.

Results for the quarter will be published in April.