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* FTSE 100 up 0.2%, FTSE 250 down 0.3%
* Brexit fears hit domestic stocks
* Sterling weakness helps exporters gain
* Mid-cap Amigo sinks after forecast cut
Aug 29 (Reuters) - Britain's mid-cap index slid for the
second straight session on Thursday after Prime Minister Boris
Johnson's plan to suspend parliament raised the prospects of a
no-deal Brexit, while the resulting weakness in sterling helped
the exporter-heavy FTSE 100 eke out gains.
The main index .FTSE added 0.2%, with gains led by more
internationally exposed firms such as BAT (LON:BATS) BAT.L and
AstraZeneca AZN.L . The more domestically-focussed FTSE 250
.FTMC slipped 0.3% by 0709 GMT.
The mid-cap index was also pulled lower by a more than 17%
slump in Amigo Holdings AMGO.L after the consumer credit
provider posted lower adjusted pre-tax profit for the first
quarter and cut its annual forecast.