Beyond the Footsie: Tuesday の近くに

By This Is Money
Updated: 00:00 BST, 4 May 2004

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SHARES in UK smaller companies ended the day わずかに higher as 利益（をあげる） taking 相殺する 幅の広い market strength and 上昇傾向 収入s 契約 news. At the の近くに, the FTSE SmallCap 索引 was 0.9 of a point higher at 2,626.2.

マスコミ and publishing group Huveaux was the stronge st riser の中で the minnows, the 株 伸び（る）ing over 30% to の近くに 17p higher at 72 1/2p.

The group says it is の近くに to making a '重要な 取得／買収' and 推定する／予想するs to make an 告示 before the end of the week.

契約 news drove Trafficmaster 1 1/4p higher at 75p. It says Nissan has chosen its 衛星 航海 system as an 認可するd 従犯者 across most of its model 範囲.

Corin Group rose 3 1/2p to 273p. The group 発表するd it has formed a direct sales 操作／手術 in Australia for orthopaedic 製品s.

Park Group has 任命するd 財政／金融 director Christopher Houghton as managing director. The 株 rose 1/4p at 31 1/2p.

Dragon Oil's 告示 it has 延長するd its $40m 貸付金 with its 大多数 株主 首長国s 国家の Oil, sent its 株 1/2p higher to 42 1/4p.

収入s news pulled Pubs 'n' 妨げる／法廷，弁護士業s higher. The 株 の近くにd up 1 1/2p to 42p, after the group's 上昇傾向 十分な-year results and 貿易（する）ing 声明.

航空宇宙学 group Croma was also higher, up 0.25p at 6.25p after an 上昇傾向 貿易（する）ing 声明, which 含むd news of a strong order 調書をとる／予約する.

But on the downside, money 仲買人 Trio Holdings shed 1p to 26 3/4p after it 明らかにする／漏らすd disappointing 暫定的な results. 利益（をあげる）s fell from £510,000 to £450,000, though turnover rose marginally to £16m.

Enthusiasm over Nature 科学（工学）技術 解答s shows 調印するs of 病弱なing. The water 治療 group 地位，任命するd a 税込みの loss of £556 - 負かす／撃墜する from £1.2m in the previous year. The 株 fell 0.01p to 0.91p.