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* FTSE 100 down 0.1%, FTSE 250 flat
* Intu falls to bottom of small-cap index
* M&S gains after HY report
Nov 6 (Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 retreated on Wednesday
after rallying more than 1% over the past two sessions as
investors awaited new developments on the U.S.-China trade
dispute, while mall operator Intu dropped on prospects of a cash
call.
The FTSE 100 .FTSE , which had been holding at a near
one-month highs this week, inched down 0.1% at 0812 GMT.
While the FTSE 250 midcap index .FTMC was more or less
unchanged, Marks & Spencer MKS.L stood out with a 7% jump as
investors focussed on the retailer's like-for-like sales growth
in food business over a plunge in first-half earnings.
Intu Properties INTUP.L slid 11.4% after saying it may
need to raise additional cash and that letting activity slowed
in the third quarter as some customers delayed decisions due to
Brexit-driven uncertainty. It also forecast annual rental income
to fall 9%. Mothercare MTC.L shares shot up by 35% and were on course
for their best day in nearly two decades. The baby products
retailer shut all its UK stores and laid out plans to return the
rest of the company to profitability by fiscal 2021.