FTSE 100 plunges to six-month low on China's trade threat
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(Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 tumbled to a six-month low as China's warning to counter the latest U.S. tariffs fanned trade tensions, while the more domestically focussed midcap index fared better in comparison, amid investors' hopes of averting a no-deal Brexit.The FTSE 100 index shed 1.1%, lagging its European peers, with losses led by oil majors and financial stocks. Shell , the largest company on the index by market value, was the biggest drag with a 3.2% drop as the stock traded..