Britain's small cap equity indexes rise but underperform bigger gains on theblue-chip index.
The FTSE Small Caps Index is up by 0.3 percent while the FTSE AIMAll Share Index advances by 0.4 percent - underperforming gains of 0.5percent on the FTSE 250 mid-cap index and 0.6 percent on the blue-chipFTSE 100.
DotDigital Group, a company that provides software services fordigital marketing professionals, rises 8.9 percent after reporting higherprofits and announcing a maiden final dividend.
Data and software company WANdisco rises 1.9 percent afterreporting a rise in bookings.
"WANdisco continues to deliver ahead of expectations and primes the marketfor a sparkling Q4," brokerage Panmure Gordon writes in a research note, keepinga "buy" rating on the stock.
However, translation software company SDL slumps 14.3 percent afterlowering its full-year profit outlook.
"There were four wheels on the wagon - but one of them keeps falling off.With today's warning, it looks like several have come off at the same time,"Panmure Gordon writes in a research note, keeping a "hold" rating while cuttingits price target on the stock to 276 pence from 386 pence.
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