UK small caps are up 0.1 percent in mid-sessiontrade, underperforming the wider market, with the midcaps up 0.3 percent, and the FTSE 100, 0.6 percentfirmer.
Hornby climbs almost 6 percent after the toymakersays trading has been in line with its expectations into itsfinancial year-end, and that Chief Executive Frank Martin is toretire.
Numis Securities repeats its "hold" rating on the stock,with the broker remaining "confident that the group can makesolid progress through 2013".
Venture capital provider B.P. Marsh & Partners climbs 3.3 percent after it announced the sale of 80 percent ofits stake in Hyperion at Wednesday's market close for a cashconsideration of 29.2 million pounds ($44.13 million).
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