UK small caps and junior-listed AIM shares rise 0.4 percentand 0.5 percent respectively, lagging rises of more than 1 percent for mid-caps and blue chips.
Shares in IPPlus rise 11.5 percent as the provider of technologyservices to call centres reports a 43 percent increase in pre-tax underlyingprofit for its full-year 2013 (FY13) and proposes its first ever dividend.
"A positive year end review, which highlights good progress in all divisionsduring FY13 and a confident outlook for FY14," says N+1 Singer, which acts as amarket maker or liquidity provider for the stock. "We expect another year ofgood growth in the current year."
Strategic Natural Resources Plc falls 9 percent as the SouthAfrican coal miner unveils a 4 million pounds loss for the 16 months to Juneafter what it describes as "a difficult and problematic project start-up andcommissioning phase".
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