UK small caps close up 0.3 percent, underperformingthe mid-caps, up 0.9 percent, and the blue chips, ahead 0.5 percent.
Headlam rises 3.9 percent after the floor coveringsdistributor says group revenue rose by 0.1 percent in the firstfour months of 2013 against the same period last year.
Capital Drilling drops 15 percent as the drillingcompany posts a trading update which details weaker marketconditions, with Canaccord Genuity reducing its earningsestimates for the firm.
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