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* FTSE 100 down 0.3%, FTSE 250 little changed
* Imperial Brands worst FTSE 100 performer
* All but two blue-chip sectors in the red
Feb 5 (Reuters) - UK shares fell on Wednesday after a
previous two-day rally, as tobacco group Imperial Brands slid
after sounding a profit warning alarm and the coronavirus
epidemic kept investors on edge.
The FTSE 100 .FTSE lost 0.3% by 0805 GMT, after gaining
more than 2% over the last two sessions when China announced
stimulus measures, while the midcaps .FTMC were flat.
Imperial Brands IMB.L , the maker of Winston cigarettes,
fell 5.2% and was on course for its worst day in four months,
after it warned on profit for the year because of a U.S.
regulatory ban on some flavours of cartridge-based vapour
devices. Losses were spread across all but two sectors on the FTSE
100 in early trade.