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BUZZ-Mothercare: top UK small cap after sales revival

Reuters - UK Focus

** Mothercare (LSE: MTC.L - news) up at levels last seen in July & biggest one-day rise since then in hefty volume

** Sales at UK stores up 5.1 pct in Q4 vs 1.1 pct growth in previous quarter

** Co trying to turn around its UK business (c.60 pct of sales) which has come up against cheaper competition from e.g. Primark & Amazon

** Stock, up c.7 pct, top FTSE Small Cap riser & 4th-most heavily traded on index with 5.5x 90-day daily avg volume having gone through already (RM (LSE: RM.L - news) : tricia.wright1.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)