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* FTSE 100 down 0.1%, FTSE 250 adds 0.2
Nov 17 (Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 hovered around its
five-month high on Tuesday as a stronger pound pressured
exporters, while investors remained cautious about a post-Brexit
trade deal with the European Union.
The blue-chip index .FTSE dipped 0.1% as a stronger pound
weighed on dollar earners such as consumer staple stocks, while
the domestically-focussed mid-cap FTSE 250 .FTMC added 0.2%.
A media report said Britain's chief negotiator David Frost
has told Prime Minister Boris Johnson to expect a Brussels trade
deal "early next week", a day after EU diplomats warned that
time was fast running out for a Brexit
deal. In company news, home repair services provider HomeServe Plc
HSV.L added 2.6% after it posted a 16% rise in first-half
adjusted profit and raised its interim dividend by 7%.