UK's TP ICAP falls on H1 profit miss
** British inter-dealer broker TP ICAP TCAPI.L falls 5.2% to 278.5p; top loser on FTSE 250 .FTMC index ** Co posts HY adjusted operating profit of 184 mln pounds ($244.6 mln) below market estimate of 189 mln pounds, per Shore Capital ** Shore Capital analyst Vivek Raja attributes share decline to higher costs, lack of update on Parameta unit IPO and some profit-taking ** TCAPI gains ~9% YTD ($1 = 0.7523 pounds) (Reporting by Nithyashree R B in Bengaluru) ((NithyashreeRB@thomsonreuters.com))