FTSE gains on new Sino-U.S. trade hopes; mid-caps shine
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(Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 ended a four-day losing run on Wednesday as a report that the United States and China were moving closer to a trade deal lifted demand for risky assets, while optimism around the British election supported the mid-cap index.Markets rallied in a flurry after Bloomberg reported that Washington and Beijing were close to agreeing on the amount of tariffs that would be rolled back in a phase-one trade deal.The main index rose 0.4%, boosted by Asia-exposed HSBC and..