UK small caps are up 0.2 percent, lagging both the mid-caps,up 0.8 percent, and the blue chips, up 0.3 percent.
Lamprell gains 8.2 percent after the energy services company wins acontract to build an outfitted, equipped and self-elevating mobile offshoredrilling platform with Jindal Group.
"We retain our 'Hold' recommendation given the still limited operationalvisibility but the fact that Lamprell is now in a position to take on new jackuporders gives us some confidence that they are on the road to recovery," analystsat Oriel Securities write in a note.
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