The FTSE Small Cap index rises 1.3 percent, while the junior-listedAIM shares index is up 0.9 percent, against the blue chips andthe mid-caps, up 1.2 percent and 1.4 percent respectively.
Fast-growing British online fashion retailer ASOS jumps 9.9 percentafter saying it expects a small beat to forecasts for its annual profits, helpedby another rise in quarterly sales and better margins.
Van rental company Northgate rises 7.8 percent after saying itcontinues to trade in line with expectations, adding that in Spain vehicles onhire have risen to 33,400 as of September 18 from 32,100 by April 30.
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