LSE:CMCX 1 July 2026

CMC Markets jumps after B2B upgrade, eyes on new margin baseline
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CMC Markets jumps after B2B upgrade, eyes on new margin baseline

CMC Markets shares were up sharply in London after the company rolled out a B2B upgrade seen as signalling a margin reset. CMC Markets Plc shares surged nearly 40% Wednesday after the UK trading group raised its FY2027 income outlook again—its second upgrade in a month. The new targets suggest profit from B2B deals could beat what the market was expecting.
July 1, 2026
FTSE 250 edges past FTSE 100 as CMC and defence names help offset commodity drop
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FTSE 250 edges past FTSE 100 as CMC and defence names help offset commodity drop

UK stocks split by size on Wednesday. The FTSE 100 finished 66.01 points lower at 10,431.11, near the session bottom of 10,429.17. The FTSE 250 put on 74.82 points to close at 23,088.27, shrugging off stronger gilt yields. Commodity exporters took the hit, with midcaps up on a sharp move in one trading-platform stock and a push in defence shares. The split is key since it complicates the idea that the “UK market” is just moving lower. FTSE 100 had just closed out its sixth straight quarterly gain, rising in 11 of the last 12 months. FTSE 250 posted its biggest quarterly jump in five quarters, Reuters said. Wednesday’s session looked more like a shift in sectors and earnings than
July 1, 2026