Junior-listed AIM shares shed 0.1 percent while the FTSE Small Cap index climbs 0.1 percent, underperforming the wider market, with the FTSE 100index up 0.3 percent and the midcaps 0.5 percent stronger.
AIM-listed software provider Escher climbs 2.6 percent to 234.5pence after the company issues a first-half trading update showing 47 percentrevenue growth, prompting Panmure Gordon to lift its target price slightly to466 pence from 465 pence, while retaining its "buy" rating.
Armadale Capital falls 19 percent to 0.0878 pence after theAIM-listed investment company announces a share placing at a price of 0.075pence a share to raise 500,000 pounds.
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