The FTSE small cap index and junior-listed AIM shares rise0.2 percent and 0.1 percent respectively, while the blue chips climb 0.2percent, and the midcaps are 0.5 percent higher.
Capital & Counties Properties rises 3.7 percent after an updatedescribed as "resssuring" by analysts at Liberum, which includes the launch ofthe real estate investment trust's Lillie Square development and strong leasingmomentum in Covent Garden.
Karelian Diamond drops 7.7 percent to 2.4 pence after raising725,000 pounds ($1.22 million) through a placing of shares at 2.25 pence pershare. The placing took place at nearly a 20 percent discount to Thursday'sclosing price of 2.775 pence.
($1 = 0.5919 British Pounds)
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