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* FTSE 100 up 0.4%, FTSE 250 down 0.1%
* Trump comments boost Sino-U.S. trade hopes
* Mid-cap Future Plc skids
Nov 27 (Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 advanced for a fourth
straight session and hit a near two-month high on Wednesday as
several heavyweight components cheered the prospect of an
interim U.S.-China trade deal.
The main index .FTSE added 0.4%, as Asia-focussed HSBC
HSBA.L and miners .FTNMX1770 gained after U.S. President
Donald Trump said Washington and Beijing were close to a "phase
one" trade agreement. The FTSE 250 .FTMC edged 0.1% lower, as publisher Future
Plc FUTR.L weighed with a 12% slide after a discounted share
placing. The index, however, still hovered around a near
15-month high it scaled earlier this week.