Britain's small cap equity indexes rise to slightly outpace gains on theblue-chip index.
The FTSE Small Caps Index and junior-listed FTSE AIM All Share Index are both up by 0.2 percent in mid-session trade, with the blue-chip FTSE100 index up by 0.1 percent.
The FTSE 250 Mid Caps Index, which hit a fresh record high earlierin the week, is down by 0.3 percent.
Antrim Energy surges 24 percent after the company says oilproduction has resumed at the Cormorant East Field after maintenance work.
Renewable energy company Acta SpA edges up by 1.6 percent afterraising a gross amount of 2.1 million pounds ($3.39 million) from a shareplacement.
"This is encouraging news," writes Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Caroline de LaSougeole, who keeps a "buy" rating on the stock.
Sports marketing group Chime Communications falls 1.9 percent afterbuying Just Marketing Inc (JMI) for $71 million in a deal that costs it thesupport of its largest shareholder WPP.
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