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* FTSE 100 up 0.1%, FTSE 250 about flat
* Investors await U.S. retail sales data
* Burberry jumps after upbeat Q1 update
* A.G.Barr tanks after profit warning
July 16 (Reuters) - London's main stock market index inched
higher on Tuesday, helped by gains in healthcare shares and
Burberry, which surged after its first-quarter update showed new
designs from creative chief Riccardo Tisci were boosting sales.
The FTSE 100 .FTSE added 0.1% and the mid-cap FTSE 250
.FTMC was roughly flat by 0711 GMT as investors awaited U.S.
retail sales data and more corporate earnings reports to assess
the health of the world's largest economy.
Luxury brand Burberry BRBY.L rose 6.5% to a near one-year
high after it posted a stronger-than-expected rise in
first-quarter comparable store sales and affirmed its annual
forecast. A.G.Barr BAG.L tumbled more than 23% on the mid-cap index
after a challenging start to the year led the Irn-Bru maker to
warn that its annual profit would sink 20% compared with last
year.