UK small caps finish 0.6 percent higher, in line with gains by themid-caps and by the blue chips.
London-listed shares in Aquarius Platinum gain 2.6 percentas investors focus on news of cost reductions, overlooking a 24 percent drop inthe miner's core profit in the first half.
Emis Group adds 7.5 percent in a tentative recovery after seeingits share price drop by a third in the past two weeks in the wake of a tradingupdate which pointed to lower than previously expected revenues and news of thechief executive's retirement.
Numis raises shares in the supplier of clinical software to 'buy', sayingthe sell-off has been an over-reaction.
"EMIS has excellent visibility of medium-term growth and strong long-termopportunities, particularly Integrated Care. The shares now look inexpensive,"Numis analysts write in a note.
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