June 8 (Reuters) - Cmc Markets Plc CMCX.L
* Subdued commission and spread income as clients traded less often in quieter markets
* With net operating income reducing by 5 pct to 160.8 mln stg (2016: 169.4 mln stg)
* Reduction in profit before tax of 9 pct to 48.5 mln stg (2016: 53.4 mln stg)
* Growth in client base with active clients up 5 pct to 60,082
* Maintaining strong balance sheet with regulatory total capital ratio of 30 pct and own funds of 183.4 mln stg
* Proposed final ordinary dividend of 5.95 pence, maintaining prior full year ordinary dividend of 8.93p
* Financial performance at start of fy2018 improved on same period in FY2017 with cautious outlook
* UK (FCA) consultation: thorough and detailed response provided, likely to lead to an improvement in industry practices and positions group well for future
* it is disappointing that reduced client activity impacted revenue performance for much of year-ceo
* Results for year have been somewhat overshadowed by proposals from UK'S FCA and other european regulators Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: CMCX.L