FRANKFURT (dpa-AFX) - Hypoport 's shares benefited prematurely on Thursday from strong quarterly figures. They gained 2.2 percent to 233 euros on Tradegate compared with the Xetra close.

The financial services provider made a recovered start to the current year and confirmed its annual targets. One trader spoke of a strong business volume in the first quarter, with the SDax company benefiting from gains in market share and market growth.

Hypoport has had a strong run following a pronounced interim low at the end of October. Since then, the share price has risen by more than 130 percent. With a gain of almost 30 percent since the beginning of the year, it is also the fifth-strongest stock in the index of smaller stocks./ck/jha/