** Shares in Flow Traders FLOW.AS falls 16.1% after the
publication of weak second quarter results and halt on dividend
payment
** The Dutch financial technology company released EBITDA of
21.1 million euros ($22.89 million) for the quarter below 34.4
million euros in a company-provided consensus
** "This quarter was marked by low volatility and subdued
volumes, leading to a significant miss of expectations," KBC
analyst Thomas Couvreur says in a note
** The group also decided to halt dividend payment until
further notice to capture growth opportunities by retaining
earnings on the balance sheet, the analyst says
** Shares are on track for their worst day ever, if losses
hold
($1 = 0.9220 euros)
(Reporting by Mathias de Rozario)
((mathias.derozario@thomsonreuters.com))