The FTSE Small Cap index advances 0.1 percent,lagging the mid-caps and the blue chips, whichboth advance 0.4 percent, but outperforming junior-listed AIMshares, which shed 0.2 percent.
Talvivaara jumps 46 percent in brisk trade afterNyrstar, the world's largest zinc smelting company,agrees a loan deal with the struggling Finnish miner in returnfor zinc ore.
Trading volume in Talvivaara stands at 3-1/2 times its90-day daily average, against the FTSE Small Cap index on half.
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