The FTSE small cap index and junior-listed AIM shares aredown 0.4 percent and 0.3 percent respectively, against a 0.26 percent fallrecorded by the blue chip index and a 0.6 percent weaker mid-caps index.
Real estate investment trust Redefine falls 3.9 percent afterannouncing it is releasing around 87,000 new shares, diluting the share pricedown by 3.9 percent. The price of the new shares has not yet been announced.
Shares in portable hotel group Snoozebox rise 55 percent after thegroup announced sales to date in 2014 were substantially ahead of expectations.
Ceramic Fuel is the day's worst performer, with its shares falling38.2 percent. The market responds to news the fuel cell technology company isyet to receive a first cash payment from an Estonian distributor. The group saysit is unlikely to receive the funds in the near future.
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