Top riser in London was video editing group Forbidden Technologies PLC (LON:FBT), which surged 50% to 13.88p, as it agreed a deal with computer titan Microsoft over its Forscene platform.
Small cap shares were easing higher as was FTSE100 ahead of the UK Chancellor's budget speech. FTSE AIM 100 was up 0.22% to 3,360, while the FTSE AIM All share also gained 0.10% to 711.670.
Some commentators saw the markets as fairly quiet ahead of potential catalysts like the Budget and Federal Reserve meeting.
The Forbidden deal sees the US firm sell Forscene through its Azure Marketplace - an online store that provides configured software applications, developer services and data for use on the platform.
Resource stocks were doing well.
A refinancing by DekelOil Public Limited (LON:DKL) cheered the market and is expected to positively impact profitability.
A loan for €8.69mln that was used to part fund its Ayenouan palm oil in Ivory Coast has been replaced by a new €9.15mln, seven-year facility, the firm revealed, sending shares 2.13% higher at 1.20p
Onshore US oiler Nostra Terra Oil & Gas (LON:NTOG) rose over 15% to 0.10p as US crude prices rose almost 2% to US$37.04 a barrel.
Gold focused mining firm Keras Resources (LON:KRS) was also up 8.57% to 0.95p just days after it inked its third gold tribute deal for Western Australia.
Sirius Minerals (LON:SXX), the potash mine developer, was also ahead by 8.43% to 22.50p. Tomorrow, the group releases the results of the DFS on its huge mine site in the North York moors. Vast Resources (LON:VAST) was also up 9.38% to stand at 0.53p.
On the flip side, Leni Gas & Oil (LON:LGO) was down 5.08% at 0.28p as it took another step to restore its finances with a £1mln equity raise and more settlements in shares with its suppliers. In both cases, shares were issued at 0.25p. An additional £0.30mln placing is dependent on shareholder approval.
IGas Energy Plc (LON:IGAS) shares fell 7.69% to 15p as it revealed it has been successful in cutting back production costs to levels more manageable in the current oil price environment.
Operating costs for the year to Dec 31 reduced to $24.6 per barrel of oil equivalent, down from $34.6 per boe in the prior year.
IGas, a conventional oil and gas producer with unconventional upside, told investors that revenue fell to £25.1mln in 2015, down from 58.2mln in the year before.
Elsewhere, Netscientific (LON:NSCI) eased a tad - 1.14% to 87p - as it said Wanda, one of its core investments, had formed a scientific advisory board to guide the management team.