STOCKS NEWS UK-Small Caps down 0.9 pct at the close

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15:52GMT 03Jul200-UK Small Caps down 0.9 pct at the close

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The FTSE small cap index .FTSC ends 0.9 percent lower, underperforming the wider UK market, with the FTSE 100 .FTSE up 0.1 percent while the FTSE 250 .FTMC is flat.

Braemore Resources BRR.L tumbles 28.5 percent as investors are disappointed by an all-share offer for the platinum and nickel producer by Jubilee Platinum (JLP.L), which sheds 3.3 percent.