BUZZ-Elementis: among top midcap fallers after earnings miss
** Specialty chemicals company Elementis (LSE: ELM.L - news) falls 5.4 pct after reporting half-yearly profits below analyst consensus
** H1 pre-tax profit £48.3 mln, 9.6 pct below analyst expectations, according to Reuters data
** Sales and profits both lower versus a year ago
** Second top faller on FTSE 250 index