IG Group says second-quarter revenues ahead of prior year

19th Nov 2013 08:02

Spread-betting provider IG Group said second-quarter trading had been "satisfactory" despite more subdued markets. In a short pre-close statement, the FTSE 250 group said in spite of the more languorous financial markets compared to the first quarter, revenue was slightly ahead of the prior year for the first two months of this quarter and this trading performance has continued through to the middle of November.The group enters its close period on December 1st before announcing results for the six months ended November 30th on January 14th.Shares in IG were down 1.2% in the first few minutes of trading on Tuesday. OH