The FTSE Small Caps Index is up by 0.2 percent in mid-session trade,outperforming a 0.2 percent fall on both the blue-chip FTSE 100 index and the FTSE 250 mid-cap index.
Northgate climbs 6.2 percent after the company, which runs acommercial vehicle hire business, completes a corporate refinancing deal.
Peel Hunt writes in a note that the new refinancing deal represents a"comprehensive" package which should cut the company's interest payments, andkeeps a "buy" rating on the stock.
Zoo Digital also rises 3.7 percent after the software company, whichmainly caters for the creative media industries, issues an upbeat tradingupdate..
Wolfson Microelectronics slides 5.6 percent lower, after issuing anoutlook for its second-quarter revenues which some analysts consider to be a bitunderwhelming.
Wolfson expects strong first-half sales growth and says its second quarterrevenue is expected to be in the $44-$54 million range.
"As expected, guidance for Q2 2013 is slightly soft," write Liberum Capitalanalysts, keeping a "buy" rating on the stock.
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