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* FTSE 100 down 0.1%, FTSE 250 up 0.5%
April 28 (Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 index headed lower on
Tuesday, as oil major BP and lender HSBC became the latest
blue-chip firms to report a slump in their quarterly profit due
to the coronavirus outbreak.
The commodity-heavy index .FTSE was down about 0.1%, with
BP Plc BP.L shedding 1.5% as its first-quarter profit tumbled
by two-thirds and debt rose sharply. The wider energy index .FTNMX0530 fell 1.1%, also
pressured by another dive in oil prices, as the world runs out
of storage space with the health crisis crushing demand. O/R
Asia-focussed lender HSBC Holdings PLC HSBA.L lost 1.6%
after first-quarter profit nearly halved and it boosted
provisions against potential bad loans. But the domestically focussed mid-cap index .FTMC added
0.5%, with financials and consumer discretionary firms providing
the biggest boost.