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* FTSE 100 down 0.4%, FTSE 250 flat
* HSBC falls after profit miss
* Brexit uncertainties drag on
Oct 28 (Reuters) - A sell-off in financial stocks following
an underwhelming earnings update from HSBC kept UK shares in the
negative territory on Monday, while confusion around a potential
delay to Brexit and a snap election lingered.
The bluechips .FTSE were 0.4% lower by 0806 GMT, with HSBC
HSBA.L responsible for more than half of the index's fall,
while the FTSE 250 .FTMC was largely unchanged.
HSBC HSBA.L slumped 3%, heading for its worst day in eight
months, as its third-quarter profit missed market expectations
amid ongoing macro-economic uncertainties including the
Sino-U.S. trade war, Brexit and the Hong Kong protests.