The FTSE 250 was up 0.41% to 17,277.12 at 1540 BST.
Miners struggled in line with their FTSE 100 heavyweight peers, with Hochschild and Ferrexpo both lower.
Funds exposed to China were also on the slide after heavy falls in Hong Kong and Beijing after Chinese President Xi Jinping paved the way for an unprecedented third term as leader and packed the Politburo standing committee with loyalists.
Investor sentiment was hit on fears that tech giants could be further constrained by continuing strict policies, with no way of challenging Xi’s policies.
The news hit Fidelity China Special Situations Fund, which fell 10%.
FTSE 250 – Risers
HGCapital Trust (HGT) 366.50p 7.01%
W.A.G Payment Solutions (WPS) 83.50p 6.10%
Indivior (INDV) 1,536.00p 5.57%
Bank of Georgia Group (BGEO) 2,110.00p 4.20%
CMC Markets (CMCX) 231.00p 4.05%
Centamin (DI) (CEY) 94.02p 3.80%
Morgan Sindall Group (MGNS) 1,442.00p 3.59%
Drax Group (DRX) 490.40p 3.59%
Bridgepoint Group (Reg S) (BPT) 198.80p 3.17%
Pennon Group (PNN) 810.00p 2.92%
FTSE 250 – Fallers
Fidelity China Special Situations (FCSS) 185.20p -10.31%
Jupiter Fund Management (JUP) 92.30p -7.61%
Ferrexpo (FXPO) 110.00p -6.94%
Vietnam Enterprise Investments (DI) (VEIL) 514.00p -6.03%
Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings (AML) 96.08p -5.34%
Templeton Emerging Markets Inv Trust (TEM) 133.00p -4.32%
Dr. Martens (DOCS) 214.20p -4.12%
JPMorgan Emerging Markets Inv Trust (JMG) 93.30p -3.91%
Moonpig Group (MOON) 122.40p -3.47%
Hochschild Mining (HOC) 56.25p -3.18%
