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* FTSE 100 marginally down, FTSE 250 down 0.1%
* Polymer maker Synthomer tanks after profit alert
* Barclays , WPP gain after Q3 updates
Oct 25 (Reuters) - UK blue-chips eased from a near one-month
high on Friday, but was still headed for its best weekly
performance in nine months as a tug of war between the
parliament and its leader over Brexit knocked the pound and
boosted exporter stocks.
The FTSE 100 .FTSE was a tad bit lower by 0708 GMT, while
an index of midcaps .FTMC dipped 0.1%, with losses led by a
14% plunge in Synthomer shares after the polymer maker issued a
profit warning.
Blue-chips received support from WPP WPP.L , the world's
biggest ad firm, and Barclays BARC.L that added 5% and 2%,
respectively, after they updated the markets on their
third-quarter performances.