Broker TP ICAP hikes dividend as annual profit surges on market volatility

(Reuters) – TP ICAP hiked its dividend payout on Tuesday after the worlds biggest inter-deal broker reported a nearly five-fold rise in its annual profit, underpinned by volatile trading in stocks and foreign exchange and improved investor confidence.

（路透社）—— tp icap 周二提高了派息率，此前全球最大的交易间经纪商报告其年度利润增长近五倍，这得益于股票和外汇交易的波动以及投资者信心的提高。

Trading platforms such as TP ICAP, which match buyers and sellers in the financial, energy and commodity markets, saw a revival in volumes and client activity levels last year as the Ukraine war and risks of a recession due to tightening monetary policies kept financial markets volatile.

tp icap 等交易平台在金融、能源和大宗商品市场匹配买卖双方，去年由于乌克兰战争和收紧货币政策导致的经济衰退风险导致金融市场动荡，交易量和客户活动水平有所回升.

The company announced total dividend of 12.4 pence per share, up from 9.5 pence last year, and also saw sales at its largest and most profitable asset class Rates business rising by 11% on reported currency for the year ended Dec. 31.

该公司宣布每股总股息为 12.4 便士，高于去年的 9.5 便士，截至 12 月 31 日止年度，其规模最大、利润最高的资产类别利率业务的销售额按报告货币计算增长了 11%。

The London-listed firm reported full-year pretax profit of 113 million pounds ($137.40 million), compared with a profit of 24 million pounds last year.

这家在伦敦上市的公司报告全年税前利润为 1.13 亿英镑（1.374 亿美元），而去年的利润为 2400 万英镑。

Analysts had expected pretax profit of 108 million pounds, according to a company-compiled consensus.

根据公司编制的共识，分析师此前预计税前利润为 1.08 亿英镑。

($1 = 0.8224 pounds)

($1 = 0.8224 英镑)

(Reporting by Sinchita Mitra in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)

（班加罗尔 sinchita mitra 报道；sherry jacob-phillips 编辑）