FTSE 100 falls as pandemic damage grows

(Reuters) - The UK's FTSE 100 dipped on Wednesday as data showed inflation fell to its lowest since August 2016 in the latest sign of the economic blow from the coronavirus outbreak, with investors also digesting another mixed bag of quarterly earnings reports.The blue-chip FTSE 100 was down 0.3%, as a report also questioned positive data from an early-stage trial of a potential coronavirus vaccine.But the mid-cap FTSE 250 was nearly unchanged, supported by a 6.1% jump for gambling software..