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* FTSE 100, FTSE 250 up 0.1%
* LSE biggest blue-chip loser after HKEX cancels bid
* Recruiting firms slump after weak trading updates
* Sino-U.S. trade talks set for Thursday
Oct 8 (Reuters) - The FTSE 100 gained a bit on Tuesday, with
investors hopeful ahead of U.S.-China trade talks later this
week, which overshadowed a slump in LSE after the Hong Kong
bourse dropped its takeover bid and recruiters fell after weak
trading updates.
The FTSE 100 .FTSE edged 0.1% higher by 0707 GMT, with the
midcaps .FTMC also rising by the same level.
Ahead of the trade negotiations, corporate news dominated
market moves, with LSE LSE.L falling 6% after Hong Kong
Exchanges and Clearing 0388.HK scrapped its unsolicited $39
billion offer as it failed to convince LSE management.
Recruiters Pagegroup PAGE.L and Robert Walters RWA.L
plunged 15% and 10.4%, respectively, after their results
revealed that a host of macroeconomic troubles including the
U.S.-China trade war, Hong Kong protests and Brexit heavily
hindered performance.