(Corrects day in paragraph 1)
* FTSE 100, FTSE 250 both drop 0.5%
Oct 13 (Reuters) - UK stocks fell on Tuesday on concerns
about the economic impact of new coronavirus-led business
restrictions, with investors also booking profits ahead of a
self-imposed UK deadline for a Brexit deal with the European
Union.
The export-heavy FTSE 100 .FTSE slipped 0.5% and the
mid-cap FTSE 250 .FTMC retreated from four-month highs, led by
aero .FTNMX2710 , travel and leisure .FTNMX5750 and financial
.FTNMX8770 stocks.
Data showed Britain's unemployment rate rose by more than
expected to 4.5% in the three months to August, even before the
end of the government's broad coronavirus job protection plan.
In company news, clothing retailer French Connection Group
Plc FCCN.L tumbled 12.8% after posting a plunge in sales due
to the coronavirus crisis in the first half of the year.