(Reuters) – Online trading platform IG Group reported higher annual profit on Thursday, as the Ukraine crisis fuelled market volatility while the company’s total active clients increased.
The London-listed firm saw its profit before tax increase to 477 million pounds ($572.02 million) for the year ended May 31, as compared with 446 million pounds a year ago.
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(Reporting by Sinchita Mitra in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)
