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* FTSE 100, FTSE 250 up 0.2%
* Indexes bounce after sharp sell-off on Friday
* Worries over coronavirus linger
* Ryanair up after raising profit view
Feb 3 (Reuters) - London's main index bounced back on Monday
after hitting a seven-week low in the previous session, when
news of the first cases of the coronavirus in Britain hammered
equities and fanned worries over its impact to the global
economy.
The FTSE 100 .FTSE and the FTSE 250 .FTMC added 0.2% on
Monday. Both indexes had shed more than 3% last month as the
virus outbreak sapped risk appetite.
Stock markets in Britain were a stark contrast to those in
China, where shares plunged in the first trading session
following an extended Lunar New Year break, as the death toll
from the coronavirus epidemic rose to 361 in the Asian country.
London-listed shares of Ryanair Holdings Plc RYA.L jumped
3.6% after the Irish carrier raised its annual profit forecast,
citing a better-than-expected performance over Christmas and New
Year.