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BUZZ-IG Group: rises after guiding for higher FY revenues

** IG Group rises 4.8 pct after guiding for 7 pct revenue growth at FY results

** Also sees FY profits as "modestly" ahead of last year

** A number of brokers say FY revenue figure is reassuring

** Stock fell by 38 pct on Dec (Shanghai: 600875.SS - news) 6 after the FCA proposed tightening rules for CFD providers

** Two hedge funds, Odey and Word Quant, have significant short positions totalling 2.8 pct built after the FCA's announcement

** IG (Frankfurt: A0EARV - news) among top risers and most traded by average 30-day volumes on Stoxx 600

** Best day for the stock since December 2016