London Stock Exchange today reported a 7 per cent rise in first-half revenues despite a widespread decline in equity trading across Europe.
Adjusted operating profits for the six months to 30 September edged up 1.4 per cent to £217.2 million on revenues of £349.8m, up from £328.1m for the same period last year.
Shareholders will receive an interim dividend of 9.7p per share, an increase of 4 per cent over last year’s payout.
The group said: “In secondary markets, average daily value traded in the UK cash equities market declined 18 per cent to £4.1 billion, while in Italy, the average daily number of trades reduced 15 per cent to 227,000, indicative of widespread declines in equities trading across Europe.”