The FTSE 100 takes its cue from Friday's strong session on Wall Street as US lawmakers move closer to passing legislation which would cut the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%. In early trading the index is up 0.55% at 7,531.88.Trading platforms CMC Markets (CMCX) and IG (IGG) fall 14.9% to 142.75p and 10.3% to 657.5p respectively after the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)...

A profit warning linked to an accounting issue has helped create a buying opportunity at micro-cap security play Croma Security Solutions (CSSG:AIM).The company warned (8 June 2016) profit would be materially below forecasts as it corrected overstated results for the 12 months to June 2015 and the first half of the current financial year.An admin error led to an overstatement of £142,250 for...

Financials and leisure stocks hold back the FTSE 100 in early deals as the blue chip index treads water at 6,279. Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is the blue chip index's biggest faller, down 1.7% to 226p, alongside Barclays (BARC), 1.1% lower at 178p.Leisure stocks TUI Travel (TUI), EasyJet (EZY) and InterContinental Hotels (IHG) are also among the laggards, posting losses of around 1.0%...

London stocks loss early gains as caution once again grips UK stock markets with the mood still dominated by the delicate state of the negotiations between Greece and its creditors. Having ticked up first thing the FTSE 100 index drifts back modestly, with little in the way of corporate news to stimulate interest, the blue-chips nudging around 14 points lower to 6,776.The midcaps FTSE 250 and...

After enjoying a rally on signs that the US online gambling sector could be revived this year, Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment (BPTY) was on a losing streak with its full-year results. A significant drop in poker revenue is behind today's 5.7% drop in the share price to 142.9p. The company has blamed migration problems in changing technology systems, causing 'user experience issues'. In turn,...