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* FTSE 100 down 0.6%, FTSE 250 off 0.2%
Sept 1 (Reuters) - A stronger pound led London's FTSE 100
lower on Tuesday after the index notched its strongest August in
six years on optimism that the worst of the pandemic's economic
damage was over.
The FTSE 100 .FTSE was down 0.6% after being closed on
Monday for a bank holiday. The mid-cap index FTSE 250 .FTMC
fell 0.2%, led by industrial, financial and consumer
discretionary stocks.
AstraZeneca Plc AZN.L rose 0.8% as it said its Imfinzi had
been approved in the European Union to treat an aggressive form
of lung cancer in previously untreated adult patients.
Asian and European stock markets edged higher after strong
readings on China's vast manufacturing sector offset a weak lead
from a softer Wall Street session overnight. MKTS/GLOB