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* FTSE 100 falls 2.7%, FTSE 250 down 2.8%
June 11 (Reuters) - London stocks opened lower on Thursday
as fears of a second wave of COVID-19 infections in the United
States and a gloomy outlook by the Federal Reserve trumped
optimism around a global economic revival.
Total cases of the novel coronavirus in the United States
cases surpassed 2 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters
tally. The Fed projected the U.S. economy to shrink 6.5% in 2020
and signalled it plans years of extraordinary support for an
economy facing a long road back from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE slipped 2.7%, with oil
& gas stocks .FTNMX0530 leading declines with a 4.1% tumble.
Most cyclical stocks traded lower at the opening bell, while
defensive healthcare stocks inched higher.
The British mid-cap index .FTMC fell 2.8%.