UK small caps and junior-listed AIM shares trade flat and up0.1 percent respectively, outperforming the wider market where the mid-caps shed 0.6 percent and the blue chips trade 0.2 percent weaker.
AIM-listed cardiovascular monitoring firm LiDCO Group advancesalmost 5 percent after the company receives clearance from the U.S. Food andDrug Administration for the sale of a non-invasive blood pressure monitor.
Restaurant group Prezzo climbs 1.3 percent after unveiling a 17percent rise in first-half revenue, with Canaccord Genuity repeating its "buy"rating on the stock, saying the likelihood of upgrades to forecasts is rising.
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