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* FTSE 100 down 0.2%, FTSE 250 up 0.4%
* Oil majors, financials drag on main index
* GVC leads gambling firms higher after forecast hike
Aug 15 (Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 edged lower on Thursday
as worries of an imminent recession remained after a steep dive
in long-term U.S. and UK government bonds yields, while a surge
in gambling firms after GVC hiked its profit view helped
mid-caps outperform.
The FTSE 100 .FTSE shed 0.2%, after hitting a more than
two-month low in the previous session as 10-year bond yields
fell below two-year equivalents for the first time since the
financial crisis. The FTSE 250 .FTMC added 0.5% by 0707 GMT.
Shares of GVC GVC.L gained 4%, while peer William Hill
WMH.L rose 3%, after the Ladbrokes (LON:LCL) owner raised its annual
core profit forecast after a better-than-expected performance in
its UK retail business in the first half of the year.