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* FTSE 100 down 0.1%, FTSE 250 about flat
* Trading muted as U.S. markets shut on Independence Day
* IAG, Coca Cola HBC tumble on main index
July 4 (Reuters) - London's main index edged lower on
Thursday, led by steep falls in shares of IAG and Coca Cola HBC,
which traded ex-dividend, while several investors stayed on the
sidelines in lieu of a U.S. market holiday.
The FTSE 100 .FTSE inched 0.1% lower, but was still
hovering around a 10-month high and the FTSE 250 .FTMC was
roughly trading flat by 0708 GMT.
British Airways owner International Consolidated Airlines
Group ICAG.L skidded 7% and was on course for its worst day
since June 2016, as the stock traded without a dividend
entitlement.
Coca-Cola's KO.N leading bottler Coca Cola HBC CCH.L
slipped 6.5%.