Britain's FTSE 100 dips as trade war escalates

Published 06/08/2019, 08:21
Updated 06/08/2019, 08:30
Britain's FTSE 100 dips as trade war escalates
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* FTSE 100 down 0.3%, FTSE 250 about flat
* Global equities sell-off continues
* Rolls-Royce down after HY results

Aug 6 (Reuters) - London's main index dropped for a sixth
straight session on Tuesday, tracking a sell-off in global
markets, as investors shunned risky assets amid an escalating
U.S.-China trade dispute, while Rolls-Royce slipped after its
half-year results.
The FTSE 100 .FTSE , which has slumped nearly 5% this
month, lost 0.3%, with most sector constituents in the red by
0705 GMT. The mid-cap FTSE 250 .FTMC was roughly flat.
Rolls-Royce RR.L fell 2%, though it reported higher
revenue and operating profit for the first half of the year and
said it had made good progress on fixing problems with its Trent
1000 engines, although customer disruption remained.

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