Junior-listed AIM shares rise 0.3 percent, outperforming the FTSESmall Cap index, down 0.3 percent, the mid-caps, down 0.7percent, and the blue chips, which fall 0.6 percent.
Troubled Czech coalminer New World Resources drops 6.9 percent, thetop small cap faller, after posting a record 466.1 million-euro ($633 million)net loss from continuing operations in the fourth quarter, due to a bigimpairment charge in the face of still falling coal prices.
Omega Diagnostics rises 17.9 percent, the top AIM-listed gainer,after tests of its CD4 technology for diagnostics are successful, passing amajor test en route to full commercialisation of the product as it is nowavailable for field evaluations.
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