BUZZ-Hunting: rallies on smaller loss
** Oilfield services company Hunting +3.6 pct - second top gainer on FTSE midcap index
** Posts 82 pct fall in H1 loss on higher demand for equipment and services as U.S. shale companies drilled more wells
** Revenue jumps 39.6 pct to $318.9 mln
** Expects modest improvement in international drilling activity in H2
** Stock has fallen 31 pct this year compared with a more than 9 pct increase in the mid-cap index