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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