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STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-UK small caps down 1.4 pct at the close

Mon Sep 21, 2009 12:00pm EDT

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The FTSE Small Cap index .FTSC ends 1.4 percent lower, while the blue chips .FTSE shed 0.7 percent and the midcaps .FTMC drop 0.9 percent.

Gas Turbine Efficiency (GAST.L), whose core product cleans aviation and industrial turbines to make them more efficient, falls over 15 percent after it posts a 25 percent rise in first-half sales but says revenue growth will slow as cash-strapped aviation customers delay investment. [ID:nLL640115]

Intelligent Environments (IEN.L) rises more than 2 percent after the online software provider for financial services reports a 17 percent rise in first-half profit, with difficulties in the banking sector offset by a strong market for online retail savings systems. [ID:nLL671826]

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