Shares in Irish specialist technology company First Derivatives jumped by over 6% yesterday on the Newry-based firm publishing a strong set of interim results and expressing confidence for a strong full-year.

Shares in Newry-based specialist technology firm First Derivatives jumped by more than 5% in London yesterday on the back of it suggesting it should “comfortably” beat market expectations with its latest set of annual results.

First Derivatives anticipates that its current year performance will moderately beat market forecasts.