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* FTSE 100 up 0.5%, FTSE 250 down 0.1%
* JD Sports biggest faller on FTSE 100
* UK-exposed stocks inch lower on both indexes
* Dollar earners biggest boost to main bourse
Dec 11 (Reuters) - UK-listed firms with more exposure to
political risks edged lower on Wednesday as investors woke up to
a growing chance that the upcoming election may result in
another hung parliament, while retailer JD Sports slid 7% after
top investor cut stake.
The mid-cap bourse .FTMC , which makes half of its earnings
from Britain, was down 0.1% by 0807 GMT. The index has gained
about 3% and outperformed bluechips since lawmakers voted in
favour of an election to break the deadlock over Brexit.
However, some of those prospects dimmed after pollsters
YouGov predicted 28-seat Conservative margin of victory versus
68 just two weeks ago.
The exporter-heavy FTSE 100 .FTSE gained on the weakness
in sterling to add 0.5%, outshining its European counterpart.
Still, stocks considered most vulnerable to any shocks to
the British economy weakened across the board, with falls in
blue-chip housebuilders Barratt BDEV.L and Taylor Wimpey
TW.L , and real estate stocks weighing the most on mid-caps.