UK small caps and junior-listed AIM shares rise 0.4 percentand 0.5 percent respectively, underperforming a 0.8 percent gain on the mid-caps and a 0.9 percent climb on the blue chips.
Aureus Mining rises 4.3 percent after the gold miner says itsdrilling programme at the Ndablama gold target delivered high grade goldintercepts.
Centaur Media rises 4 percent to 39 pence as the businessinformation and events group announces it sees profits slightly ahead ofexpectations, prompting broker Westhouse to raise its target price to 38 pencefrom 35 pence, keeping its rating at "neutral".
"We are reassured by this morning's update which (along with presence ofhefty 6.3 percent yield) should draw a line under the recent profits warning andseems to suggest that the pace of re-positioning towards more attractivelong-term revenue streams is accelerating," Westhouse says in a note.
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