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* FTSE 100, FTSE 250 down 0.1%
* BP weighs on main bourse after Q3 results
* Hunting slides after profit warning
Oct 29 (Reuters) - London's stock markets eased on Tuesday
as the prospect of a Brexit 'flextension' and parliament
rejecting Prime Minister Boris Johnson's demand for an election
before Christmas kept investors guessing and wary of taking more
risk.
The FTSE 100 .FTSE was 0.1% lower by 0807 GMT, pulling
back from a near one-month high in the previous session. The
mid-cap FTSE 250 was also marginally lower.
Oil major BP BP.L weighed the most on the main bourse,
dropping nearly 1% after posting a sharp drop in third-quarter
profit on the back of weaker oil prices and lower production.
Oilfield services provider Hunting HTG.L fell as much as
7% to the bottom of the FTSE 250 in early deals after a warning
on profits as it struggles with a slowdown in the U.S. onshore
drilling market.