STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-FTSE Small caps down 0.3 pct at midday

The FTSE Small cap index .FTSC is 0.3 percent lower in mid-session trade, in line with the FTSE 100 .FTSE and the FTSE 250 .FTMC, which sheds 0.3 percent and 0.2 percent, respectively.

British biofuels technology company D1 Oils Plc (DOO.L) falls 20 percent after saying it was uncertain about the outcome of an effort to raise funds by marketing a substantial share in its joint venture with BP Plc (BP.L).[ID:nBNG423168]

Scott Wilson Group (SWG.L) tops the small cap risers, gaining 11 percent after the engineering consultancyis awarded a design package fro Farringdon station by Crossrail worth 9.6 million pounds over 2 and a half years.[ID:nRnsD3322T]

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