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* FTSE 100 down 0.2%, FTSE 250 off 0.4%
* UK retailers report subdued Christmas spending
* Hays issues profit warning, shares fall
* JD Sports top decliner on FTSE 100
Jan 9 (Reuters) – Britain’s benchmark FTSE 100 reversed
early gains to slip on Tuesday, hurt by a sell-off in mining
shares, while midcap stocks dropped on lacklustre earnings and
forecast releases.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 dipped 0.2% by 9:24 GMT,
while the midcap index FTSE 250 edged 0.4% lower.
Precious metal miners slipped 0.8%, while
industrial metal miners closely followed with a
0.9% fall as copper prices dipped ahead of money supply data
from top consumer China and U.S. inflation numbers this week.
Meanwhile, industry data showed British retailers reported
tepid…
